John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am glad to have a few minutes to speak on this issue. While I had hoped to speak on the proposals, I propose to give a brief outline of the position of the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the issue. The joint committee spent considerable time discussing pharmacy regulation and I invited the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union to make presentations. A meeting with delegations from both bodies lasted for four hours.

I was surprised to hear praise heaped on me by Deputy Ó Caoláin. I ascribed his comments to confusion. Deputy Reilly then tried to create an impression that something sinister had taken place in the joint committee or among its Fianna Fáil members. The Deputy prefers to give his own version of events and does not like the truth to interfere in a discussion.

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