Will the Taoiseach give a date for when children in receipt of domiciliary allowance will receive their medical cards? This has been going on for a long time and I have parents in my constituency of Cork South-West who are now wondering, as are parents throughout the State, if they should apply for a medical card in the normal way or wait for what was promised in the budget.

There will be legislation on that but it has not gone through yet. It will have to go through before the cards can issue. I will advise Deputy Murphy O'Mahony as to what the time schedule looks like at the moment.