In the context of health Bills, I welcome that the issue of Orkambi was raised in the House. I want to know why, when I raised the matter in the House last Thursday, information that was seemingly available to a journalist at the time was not conveyed to the Dáil. It is quite a serious matter that Department officials would not see fit to inform a Minister of the situation as it was at the time. This is far too serious a matter on which to keep the Dáil in the dark. Surely the primacy of the Dáil should be recognised. It is a gross offence to this Dáil if information exists but is not passed to Deputies when they raise matters of importance, such as the issue of Orkambi. It is something that I would not like to see repeated.

If the Deputy raises that matter with me arising out of a response to a Topical Issue, we will have the matter investigated for him. Does the Minister wish to say anything?

Obviously, in any deliberative process, information will not be released until a decision is taken by a Minister. I do not know what the precise circumstances were and, therefore, I would not like to try to comment on it.