Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Prior to the election in February of last year Fianna Fáil-led Governments had controlled the Department of Health for 14 years in a row. The Ministers for health were the former Leader of the Progressive Democrats, Mary Harney, former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen and current leader of Fianna Fáil, the architect of the Health Service Executive, Deputy Micheál Martin. Fianna Fáil has some cheek tabling this motion. When in office it had control of the Department of Health for 14 years.

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