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

We need an update on the extension and building programme for the entire country. It has a bearing on everything else.

I am not a critic of the health services. As Mr. Reid stated, the way we deal with issues at this level has a bearing on the general picture of what the public can expect. I have always been a supporter of the health services, but they need to be the best. There is no use in having a half-hearted system that only works some of the time and where things go wrong and reflect poorly on the quality of the health services. Many people are trying hard to make this work. We need to ensure, and be assured at all times, that it is working.