Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On 9 October the committee issued a letter asking the Minister to reverse his cuts and so forth. Cuts of 14% from 2008 to 2011 is a lot. Mr. Dillon has a fantastic organisation and we will all try to help him. People think the Government is imposing these cuts purposely, but that is not the case. The bottom line is that the country is bankrupt and we are trying to do our best. Health is a very important issue at present and the commitment we will give is that any cuts will be minimised.