Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Gerry Adams stated there were 464 patients waiting on trolleys this morning. For his information, at 8 a.m. the figure was actually 387, according to my score from the special delivery unit.

I have written to the President of Egypt, to whom we have made a number of calls. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, has spoken to the ambassador and I intend to follow up on the matter. We are supportive of the use of Egyptian Law 140 for the deportation of Ibrahim Halawa. We will pursue both lines - we will pursue the matter with the President by letter and support the use of Law 140.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett raised an interesting question. Some €14.5 billion is being put into the health service. More more is also available for home care packages than ever before. I do not make the decisions, but there is a simplified process in place to devise an appropriate programme to deal with the complexities of an illness such as Mark's. I will ask the Minister for Health to look into the matter and advise the Deputy.

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