Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know you do not. The response is very much that sort of "logistical, logarithmic progression" or regression mentioned when the Minister, Deputy Reilly, was before the House to deal with primary care centres. That is an extraordinary reply from the Taoiseach. I commend him on managing to give a reply to a question on the Minister, Deputy Reilly's suitability to lead the Department of Health without once mentioning the Minister, Deputy Reilly, in his reply. He mentioned the Minister of State, Deputy White, about 15 times.

The Minister of State, Deputy White, is now saying it is very complex and that he has to consider the legislation governing eligibility and so on. Again, I must remind the Taoiseach what the Minister, Deputy Reilly, said last October in response to the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall. She called this last year for the Taoiseach and the rest of the Cabinet when she said there was no commitment to the primary care commitments in the programme for Government. She was forced out of office and she got no support. In response to that, the Minister, Deputy Reilly, said in October "No, the money is there and it will be brought in before the end of this year, absolutely". There was nothing about complexity or eligibility difficulties.

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