I asked about the commitments made in terms of the €1 million fund to assist couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation, IVF, in 2017. Many couples who are in very straitened financial circumstances and who are going through a lot of anxiety and stress were promised this funding. There can be nothing more cruel than to raise expectations for many couples and not to follow through or deliver the funding and the legislation, the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill. Can the Minister for Health give some indication of why the funding has not been drawn down or allocated?

Deputy Micheál Martin raises an important issue and one with which I agree. It is our intention to publish the assisted human reproduction Bill by the end of the year and I imagine this Oireachtas will be working on its passage through 2020. There has been some very good work done on pre-legislative scrutiny. I will bring the Bill to Cabinet and will publish by the end of the year. The Deputy is right about expectation. I take that point. We have €1 million for this year and €1 million for next year. It is my intention that we will use that for secondary supports for families and couples with fertility issues. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement on that in the coming weeks but I intend to spend that €1 million this year. I will write to the Deputy when I have more detail.