John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I apologise to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Deputy finds it difficult to be reminded of things that happened six months ago. He prefers to concentrate on matters that might occur ten years hence.

Could I attempt, without interruption if at all possible, to avoid a balling match and just make the point that HIQA was quite properly set up by the Minister for Health and Children, recognising as she did the need for a quality authority, for which she has to be complimented? She made the position quite clear to HIQA regarding the standards that were to be brought in, first of all, for the elderly. Our priority now is to ensure that the people in such homes are properly supervised. That commitment is alive and well and will not be changed by an interview in some paper in six months' time.

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