Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Point taken but it was an issue I raised here before. We discussed it at length and there was cross-party support.

I commend Senator Mulcahy for his honesty and bravery for speaking out on this matter. Sometimes it takes someone giving their personal experience for people to listen. I hope we will now move forward on this issue.

Yesterday, the House had a good debate on A Vision for Change. However, many of us sat here for two hours waiting to contribute to it. It was dominated by the problems with mental health services in Ballinasloe, with which I do not have a problem as it is an issue for the people there and the Senators who raised it. There is far more to A Vision for Change, however, with many other issues which we would have liked to raise yesterday. Last night, I expressed my disappointment to the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, that there were many issues we wanted to raise but did not get a chance on which to speak. Will the Deputy Leader invite her back for another debate on A Vision for Change at the earliest opportunity to allow for other issues to be discussed?