On health legislation, I asked the Taoiseach a detailed set of questions on a raft of legislation on the Order of Business some weeks ago that was to underpin the introduction of universal health insurance. I referenced the legislative basis for universal health insurance, when public hospitals would be given autonomy from the HSE, the hospital insurance fund, the patient safety authority and a raft of other measures. The Taoiseach said he would write to me and give me an answer to every item I instanced but I have not received his letter. I would appreciate a comprehensive response to those questions.

On the health Estimates that are coming up and the budget next week, I have asked that there would be a much more transparent budgetary process in regard to Estimates, something that was committed to in the programme for Government. We know what was going on from last year's correspondence between the HSE and the Department; we have learned now 12 months later what was going on then. If we had known on budget day last year what actually was going on behind scenes between the HSE and the Department and Minister, there would have been hell to pay here because it was shocking. Patient safety was raised by the HSE as a big issue at the time. A false budget was put before the House last year in terms of health. There is no other way of describing it. We were given the false figures on the day. I have asked the Taoiseach will he commit to publishing the correspondence and engagement between the HSE and the Department of Health and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on the health Estimate - that is a week to go - in order that we can make a reasonable assessment as to whether that health Estimate is a valid one in terms of the needs of the health service into 2015? We do not have any sense of that even now days before the budget.

In that context, I asked on the Order of Business last week would there be a debate on the report of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in terms of the budget. It is incredible, and it is a sign of considerable disrespect to the council, that we will not have a debate about its very considered opinions in advance of the budget. The entire Oireachtas, essentially, is ignoring what everyone agreed was an integral and essential part of our fiscal and policy framework. We do not even have an opportunity to debate it.

Thank you, Deputy.

It is clear that we will not get that opportunity now. There has been no contact to suggest that we will; our Whip has been told that it will be after the budget. Again, that shows the undermining of Parliament and the fact that it is a peripheral body to what is happening in terms of policy formulation. Will the Taoiseach elaborate as to when we will have a debate on the fiscal council's report?

On the national cultural institutions Bill, we have had huge difficulty, as the Taoiseach knows, with the appointment of a person to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the Government is prepared to allow the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to come before the Dáil to answer questions on that specific issue and to make a statement on it? It is extraordinary that on an issue that has commanded so much public attention the Minister has not been in a position to come before this House.

That is not on the Order of Business.

When will that Bill come before the House?

On the universities (amendment) Bill, which deals with the university sector, the latest reports unfortunately indicate that some of our universities have lost their positioning within the top 200 league table. Clearly, university funding is a core issue. Will the Taoiseach indicate when that Bill will be published?

It is projected that the universities (amendment) Bill will be published in the middle of next year.

In regard to the national cultural institutions Bill, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will be in the Seanad this evening to take a Private Members' motion and also an Adjournment matter.

The Estimates have not been finalised yet in respect of a number of Departments. The discussions between the Ministers involved and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will be taking place this week.

Deputy Martin raised the Fiscal Advisory Council report and Deputy Creighton raised a question with regard to it, the IMF report and the European Commission report and I have agreed that we should have a debate but I do not think we will have it before Wednesday of next week. We will allow for people to give their views on all of these matters.

You could not make it up.

You could make it up - very much so.

The Deputy was around for long enough.

I have a two and a half page reply in respect of the list of questions the Deputy asked last week. It is dated today, 7 October. I can give the Deputy a copy of it now before he leaves the Chamber if he wishes. He raised a point about the Department of Health having initiated a consultation process on the White Paper, that an independent thematic analysis of the submissions was under way and that the report should be finalised by the end of September 2014. Crowe Horwath was the company selected by means of competitive tender. It submitted the final report on independent thematic analysis of submissions in response to a public consultation on White Paper on Universal Health Insurance to the Department of Health on Friday, 3 October, and that will be published later. I will give the Deputy a copy of this reply.