The deadline of 1 July 2015 is fast approaching. People in south Tipperary will have nowhere to go locally and will have to travel to Cork, Waterford or Limerick for GP care for children under six years. As Cromwell said, people can go to hell or to Connacht. The Government is refusing to negotiate with certain general practitioners and the organisation that represents them. It has negotiated with the Irish Medical Organisation and ignored other GPs. It is time it listened to doctors who want to continue to give care. There will be nowhere for children in south Tipperary to go, however, because only four GPs have signed the new contract.

The Deputy should keep the peace.

What is wrong with the Whip? He directs insulting remarks at me every day. He referred to a breach of the peace a number of times. I do not know what he is referring to but he has breached the faith people have in him. He will not jump ship because people will jump ship on him.

Keep the peace now, Mattie.

I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to ascertain what the Whip means by that comment. I have never been bound to keep the peace or anything like that. He refers to keeping the peace every day and I want to know what he means. Is he afraid that I will go over to him or something?

It is important to keep the peace.

I ask the Minister to answer the Deputy's questions on legislation.

The Whip should obey the rules of the House.

Keep the peace.

Order, please.

The road transport Bill is expected to be forthcoming later this year. In respect of the other matter he raised regarding general practitioners in south Tipperary and the contract for children aged under six, the legislation providing for free general practitioner care for children under six years was passed in this House and the other House last July. It is the policy of the Government and the decision of the Oireachtas and moneys have been voted to provide this service to children.

Nonsense, sick people cannot get health care.

I hope all general practitioners will see their way to signing a contract in respect of this policy.

They are being bullied.

With regard to negotiations - perhaps "contact" would be a better description - I can state from experience that the Irish Medical Organisation, the long-standing and respected representative body of general practitioners in this country, was consulted on this scheme.

I did not say it was not consulted. There are two representative bodies.

The scheme is now in place and it is up to doctors to come forward and deliver the service we are paying them to deliver.

Perhaps the Minister will send them a tweet.