Tá trí cheist agam, ceist faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill and the health information Bill.

Tá Bille a bhaineann le leasú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla ar liosta A, ach an ngeallann an Taoiseach go mbeidh sé foilsithe go luath agus roimh an toghchán? I mo bharúil, theip ar an Rialtas an Ghaeilge a chosaint agus theip air Sráid Uí Mhórdha a chosaint fosta. Anois, i 2016, beidh toghchán againn roimh i bhfad, ach níl an tAcht againn. Cén lá, seachtain nó mí an mbeidh an Bille foilsithe.

The Taoiseach is aware that the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill is about protecting children and vulnerable citizens against sexual exploitation. It seeks to make it a criminal offence for those who try to buy sexual services. It is very important legislation. Legislation already exists in the North which decriminalises people involved in prostitution. This is important legislation which the Taoiseach told Teachta Pádraig Mac Lochlainn in December was a priority but he gave no information on when the Bill will be in the Dáil. The Bill is currently in the Seanad. When will it be introduced in the Dáil? Will the Taoiseach commit to having the Bill enacted before the election?

The heads of the health information Bill were cleared last November. It is part of the Taoiseach's ill-fated, infamous five-point plan, which has spectacularly failed with awful consequences. The Minister said no more than 70 patients a day should be on trolleys. Yesterday, there were 522 patients on trolleys and today there are 536, which is a shame and a huge indictment of the Government. The Government has created chaos instead of stability.

We are not having a speech now.

Maith go leor. The health information Bill has faced significant delays. We have still not seen the Bill. Could the Taoiseach tell us when the Bill will be published?

I suppose Deputy Adams does not want any one of the 135,000 new jobs that have been created-----

Why does the Taoiseach not answer the question for once?

-----which was a significant element of success to the country and the people who gained employment.

Deputy Adams did not ask a question. He made a speech.

The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill is before Seanad Éireann. Deputy Adams is aware of that. The Deputy does not expect me to go to the Seanad to tell it to close up, as it wants to debate the Bill.

The Taoiseach tried that before.

I did, and the people said "No."

They will say "No" again.

Deputy Adams was against the Seanad too.

The Senators are perfectly entitled to express their opinion in the same way as Deputy Adams is in this House so I cannot tell him when the Bill will finish in the Seanad; therefore, I cannot answer the question for him.

So the Taoiseach does not know.

I do not know because there might be lengthy contributions from the esteemed Members of the Seanad, which they are fully entitled to make.

Ó thaobh na Gaeilge de, tá a fhios ag an Teachta go bhfuil an straitéis leagtha amach. Tá tuilleadh airgid tugtha don údarás agus tá neamhspleáchas tugtha don Choimisinéir agus tuilleadh oibrithe tugtha dó freisin. Cinnte, tá deacrachtaí ann maidir le labhairt na Gaeilge agus an méid daoine atá ag labhairt na Gaeilge faoi láthair. Tá sé mar phríomh aidhm ag an Rialtas go mbeadh i bhfad níos mó ag labhairt na Gaeilge agus go mbeadh dhátheangachas mar phríomh aidhm chomh maith.

Cad é an scéal faoin mBille nua?

Ní thiocfaidh an Bille go dtí an Teach roimh dheireadh na Dála seo.

In respect of the health information Bill, there is quite a deal of work being done on it in the Department. It is not, however, listed on the priority listing and it will be a matter for the next Administration to deliver.

So none of those Bills will come forward.

I cannot tell the Deputy what the Seanad will do.