Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is making the claim that it is still there. It is patently not still there. It is being removed and there is no explanation of it. It is not about two-week holiday periods. It is about any number of situations that could arise where there would be periods of absence of six months or more.

This is not the local penny arcade of which we speak. For God's sake, it is the Health Service Executive. It requires more serious address. I would ask members to reflect on the seriousness of the matter that I have highlighted.