Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Meehan is spot on and I thank him for that. This crosses every sector, including banking, housing and the general health service no more than mental health services. It is difficult for us to cross all the sectors. Deputies encounter barriers too. When we raise an issue with a certain section, we may be told that responsibility lies with the Department of Justice and Equality and that Department, in turn, may tell us that responsibility lies with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. In that sense, I can understand the frustration.

Mr. Meehan is correct that when things work, people should be praised and given credit for it. We are not generally a society which likes to knock things. Basically, it is about telling the truth. When things are going well we should put our hands up and say they are going well but when things are going badly, we should put our hands up and say they are going badly.