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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It is correct that it was a very one-sided deal.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Unfortunately, the people representing the Government on that day did not do a very good job. The Deputies should keep that in mind.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: When the Government came into office 18 months ago there was a deficit of €20 billion. There are many health issues this Government would like to tackle, and nobody is denying people are suffering because of mortgage debt, unemployment etc. If we had the type of resources that Fianna Fáil had when it was in government over the past 18 years, we would now have an entirely...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We now have to go about reducing the amount of money we can spend, as we are not in control of our finances, and that is down to Fianna Fáil. If we had its resources, we would have a health system in the top three.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We must now set about not just reducing our budget but reforming an entire system. Despite our reduced budget, those reforms are taking place. I am responsible for the mental health area, and for the first time ever we are seeing progress.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change was published in 2006, which was in the middle of the economic boom.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Nothing happened.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The amount of progress made was minuscule.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We are at last beginning to see improvement on mental health issues.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Other Deputies have pointed out the advances made in general hospital practice and paediatrics. We are about to build the national children's hospital.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We are going to replace the Central Mental Hospital.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: This is in the middle of the worst crisis that this country has ever seen.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It is all the fault of Fianna Fáil. We are about to do the type of infrastructural work that it should have done over the past 20 years.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It could not do so because as Deputy Troy has said, there was no planning or vision. At least we have a vision-----

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We have a plan and we are committing to it.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The plan will be carried to the end.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It will happen despite the state in which Fianna Fáil left this country.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It will happen despite the state in which Deputy O'Dea's party left this country. When the 19 Members in Fianna Fáil - all men, I notice - were elected, they decided it was time for contrition. They were going to Purgatory but they do not do that for long. They have decided they must be forgiven and they are already back out there.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The term "brass neck" would not describe this motion.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Fianna Fáil have some cheek.