James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

There is absolutely no question but that there are big issues facing the health service. There is also no doubt that promises were made in the past and not kept. When certain plans for reconfiguration were designed, the part dealing with the removal of services was enacted with great haste, while that which was supposed to address the central delivery of services was much slower in coming about, or very often did not come about at all. It is not the intention of the Government to repeat that process. I would be first to admit that we must go through a process of rebuilding trust between the health service and those who use it. That is a big job and I hope Members on all sides of the House will co-operate in achieving it.

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