Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will not delay the meeting any further on this matter but there is another issue to consider. For instance, if we compare the age profile of the population in Germany they are at a distinct disadvantage compared to this country. We have a huge advantage in terms of our young population, which most other European or OECD countries do not have. I cannot get to the bottom of this. I have asked this question several times and I afraid I will still be asking it for some time to come. I was a member of a health board previously and I cannot find out where we are spending the extra money to bring us up to that level among the OECD countries, given all that Dr. Gilligan has told us. The mathematics of it do not add up.