Will the Leader investigate and report to us next week on the situation in respect of the exit from the bailout? There seem to be mixed messages coming from the IMF, on the one hand, and the troika, on the other, in terms of a perceived delay. We could do with having some clarity on that issue.

I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Health come to the House to make a statement on the national children's hospital. It has come to our attention on this side of the House that there seems to be, at a very minimum, a stalling tactic being employed by the HSE and the Department of Health on this issue, and possibly a wish to opt out of the particular site at St. James's Hospital. It seems that at this late stage, instead of engaging teams to assist the board in advancing the project, the Department of Health has intervened to demand a traffic management survey be carried out. It is incredible that before the site was selected in the first place, such a traffic management survey would not have been engaged. It has been suggested to me that due to adjustments to be made to the brownfield site, the overall cost will now be prohibitive to the extent that the Department of Health is looking for an opt-out from this site. In parallel, An Taisce and others are promoting a greenfield site - or at least a much easier site to deal with - adjacent to the maternity hospital at the Coombe. There are serious concerns about whether this project will advance, how quickly it will advance and if we will ever see it. The Minister needs to clarify this position as a matter of the utmost urgency.

I also ask for a debate on the siting of the national children's hospital, although it is unrealistic to expect that debate to take place today. It is unnecessary. I would much prefer us to have a proper debate on that issue when we have had a chance to prepare for it and get briefings in advance. I was involved in the Coombe hospital bid, as a supporter of that bid, as a local resident and somebody who has been involved in various ways with that hospital. I felt at the time that it would have been more appropriate to have had a children's hospital located on the same site as a maternity hospital. I am concerned to see that this issue has been reopened since. As the decision has been taken to site the hospital at St. James's Hospital, it is important that progress be made in order that we can have a national children's hospital in place. I know the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has given assurances that it will go ahead, as has the Minister for Health. When there is a perception of a delay, unfortunately, that allows new issues to arise in respect of the choice of the site. We need to see some clarity on it. While I would welcome such a debate, it is unrealistic to expect that debate to happen today. It is not helpful to have a debate until we have had a chance to prepare for it and to get briefings in advance. I would welcome the opportunity to invite in experts to address us on this issue. Let us hear from An Taisce and others who have raised issues about the site at St. James's Hospital. That would be helpful in advance of a debate and it would make our debate much more meaningful. I would welcome the Minister in a few weeks when we have had that opportunity to prepare.

When is it proposed to take the new human rights and Equality Authority Bill? I think we should expect it before Christmas, but I am not sure of the timing of it. On Monday, I attended the first joint launch of the two authorities' annual reports, namely, the 2012 reports for the existing Equality Authority and Human Rights Commission. They were launched together in the Mansion House with the Minister for Justice and Equality. It is a sign of the work to come when we have a merged authority, but it is very important that we see that merger take place through the legislation as soon as possible. We have done much work at the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality with the commissioners designate on the merged authority, but we need to see progress on the legislation and I would like to know when it will be brought before the House.