Mr. Mark Darmody:

Can I come in for 20 seconds there? Two things stood out for me. The first was when the Taoiseach said to Cara that it is only a technical breach of the law. As Cara said in her opening statement, that was some moment. He does not see this as a big deal at all. When the Taoiseach of the country is not seeing this as a big deal, that is your problem. Every Deputy in the House knows there is a problem. He seems to be on his own on this one.

The second thing that stood out was when Cara asked the Taoiseach a very simple question. She told him that she had spoken to three different taoisigh, including himself, and that they had said they were going to do this and do that, but they never did a thing. She asked why what the Taoiseach was telling her that day was different. The answer she was given was that a subcommittee on disability had been set up. I said to the Taoiseach that a year had passed since it was set up. That was the answer. That is why. Even though the Taoiseach has a document saying that we are going to 25,000, he has a subcommittee on disability with people who will tell him what he wants to hear. It was such a farce of an answer. I am sorry to say "farce", but there is no other word.