Does the Government have plans to withdraw the section of the programme for Government dealing with health and bring before the House a more realistic programme for Government in this regard? It belongs to fantasy land at this stage. Very little of it has seen reality and very little of it will. That said, I seek clarification on promised legislation contained in the programme. It states a system of universal health insurance will be introduced by 2016, with the legislative and organisational groundwork for the system to be completed within the Government's term of office. Will the Taoiseach indicate when this legislation will be introduced?

The Government has indicated and promised a review of the fair deal system of financing nursing home care. More than 2,500 people have been waiting 20 weeks to be granted eligibility under the scheme, which is causing immense stress and anxiety. This is due to the lack of resources the Government has provided for the scheme. Will the Taoiseach indicate when the review of the fair deal scheme will be produced and when changes will occur to ensure people will not be waiting as long as they are at present?

Legislation has been promised on assisted human reproduction, including to the law relating to parental relationships arising from assisted human reproduction. The Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, recently stated it was a priority. Will the Taoiseach indicate when the heads of the Bill will be published? Will the Taoiseach again clarify the commitment in the programme for Government, which states the Government will legislate to regulate stem cell research? When can we expect this legislation?

I do not have a date in respect of stem cell research. I expect proposals on the legislation dealing with human reproduction to be at Cabinet before the end of this session. Deputy Martin raised three issues with regard to health. We have already pointed out the pathways leading to universal health insurance will be in the second half of the next Government.

The programme for Government states it will be this Government.

I suggest that perhaps we might-----

The next Government?

Universal health insurance would become operative then.

That might not be far away.

Deputy Healy-Rae could be Taoiseach.

I suggest when the Minister makes his statement on the health service plan, which is being put in place for next year by the Health Service Executive, we could have a discussion at an appropriate time in the House to deal with all of these matters, including questions on the fair deal review which the Deputy mentioned.

Is legislation on stem cell research still part of the Government's programme?

I will come back to the Deputy with the up-to-date situation in so far as the programme of work is concerned.

That is the problem. We do not know reality from fantasy, genuinely.

I cannot tell the Deputy where the legislation is but I will come back to him.

I invite the Taoiseach to read it himself.