Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On this issue, I do not want to speak for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform but from listening to him talk on many occasions about divvying up money between Departments, my impression is that the health sector is the one where it is most difficult to feel that extra money will go to some useful purpose. It is an area we should focus on. It may seem odd for a Labour Party Deputy to say this but I think if people are not doing their job they should be sacked. That has to become part of the public service as well. It would not be my first port of call but if somebody is not doing his or her job or is covering up something that should not be covered up, that sanction has to be there.