Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is the reason I am highlighting this. Brexit cannot be used as an excuse to stall the type of advances and restructuring that we need in health and dealing with the crisis in housing. My fear is that the public is being led to believe we will not be able to do anything because of Brexit. A no-deal scenario is not a pretty picture and nobody wants to be in the scenario where a general government balance is in deficit over the next three to four years. However, even with quite significant budgetary packages, the economy will continue to grow and tend towards balance. Will the Minister address my earlier points, particularly the impact of the health budget? Will he give us a commitment on having serious talks with Insurance Ireland?