Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

It is not good enough for the Taoiseach to say that he did not see the programme and that he wishes to talk about the substantive issue, rather than the Minister of State responsible. This is not the first time we have seen this. A week ago, this same man said he thought people in the country suffering from depression were simply experiencing a condition of life. How can the Taoiseach leave this man in this position and say that he will address mental health services? They are incapable of being renovated under a Minister of State with this deficit of understanding, to put it at its mildest.

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