Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

It sounds like there are green shoots in the forestry area.

Apropos of the issue raised repeatedly in the House, there is a Bill proposed before the House. The Ceann Comhairle knows as well as anybody else in this House knows that there are countless people all over this country who are concerned about whether or not they qualify for a payment or a service provided by the health and social services sector. There are people who have had hip operations two or three years ago awaiting a second operation. The procedure-----

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