Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the bike shed, I remind the people that, at the moment, the Labour Party is actively seeking a second bike shed to be built. To be clear on where it wanted it, it said there was one out the back so the leader of the party made strong representations to get one built in the front. So, let everybody know the Labour Party wants a second bike shed.

On the children's hospital, when we talk about waste, I want to know how a contractor was asked to do a job along with additional jobs that were required, gave a price of €25 million, and then a contractor came along and did it for €200,000. To be fair, there is something very radically wrong there. I am sure the person who did it for €200,000 made some type of a marginal profit out of it and they were happy to do it, but how could anybody ask for €25 million to do the same job? That is wrong.

The HSE is haemorrhaging money in everything it does. At the same time there is the staff. I compliment those working in our community hospitals in Kenmare, Dingle, Cahersiveen, Killarney, in our general hospital, and in our university hospital in Tralee. Whether they are working in catering, nursing or the general staff there, they are working very hard, but their bosses are haemorrhaging money, and that is wrong.

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