John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

I have two questions for the Tánaiste but at the outset I wish to express the Green Party's support for Marie-Therese O'Loughlin, who is outside the Kildare Street gates of Leinster House if the Tánaiste wishes to speak to her.

At the Joint Committee on Health and Children, Professor Brendan Drumm claimed there was a disconnect between many aspects of the health service. Can the Tánaiste explain why the alcohol products Bill was dropped, given that a taskforce had been set up and consultants were hired at taxpayers' expense, who advised the introduction of the alcohol products Bill?

Yesterday, the Adjournment debate concerned oncology services in Cork. Why did the Tánaiste not attend the debate?

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