I raise a matter of legislation that touches on the point raised by Deputy Micheál Martin. In May, I raised the need for an amendment to the coroners legislation, an issue raised by many Members in the House. I believe there is now cross-party support for the need for mandatory inquests on all cases of maternal death. I was assured that was a priority - I have that in writing from the Tánaiste - and that work was under way to allow a debate on a coroners (amendment) Bill to take place before the end of this Dáil session. Clearly, that will now not happen. When will we have a chance to debate the coroners (amendment) Bill in the House?

I acknowledge the urgency and importance of this legislation. What the leader of the Labour Party has said is accurate. I very much regret that the deadline of the end of term is most unlikely now to be met. I assure the Deputy and the House that every effort is being made at drafting stage to have this legislation signed off and published. I expect this will happen during the summer months. I urge all Members of the House to facilitate an early debate on this important issue in the autumn.