I have a question for the Taoiseach. It is one I asked 12 months ago on a commitment made by the Government and it also relates to a commitment made by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, when he was the Minister for Health. It is about IVF support for those in need of it. At this point almost one in six couples in Ireland trying to have a child needs to have IVF treatment. At around €6,000 it is incredibly expensive. Ireland is one of only three countries within the EU that does not give any supports. I know that research was commissioned on IVF supports in other countries, and the criteria change from country to country. The research also looked at the percentage of funding given. It is about time we took this issue on board. The Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, and the previous Taoiseach, gave a commitment that possibly by this June we would have something. Perhaps the Taoiseach could report to the House in this regard.

We do provide some financial support, through the tax system, for example, where 20% of the cost of IVF services is tax deductible. Many of the medicines that are required for the process are made available on the drugs payment scheme and on the General Medical Services scheme.

There is some financial support, but it is much less than what is provided in other countries. My view is that as part of our normal medical services, we should provide IVF and assisted human reproduction to people who need it. The difficulty is that there is no legislation governing assisted human reproduction. It happens outside the law at present. It is neither illegal nor provided for in the law. An assisted human reproduction Bill is being drafted. We had expected the heads of the Bill by June, but unfortunately it now looks like we will not have them until later in the year.