Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I have no plans to visit Newcastle West. The Senator will be aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, has been assigned special responsibility for the elderly at the Department of Health and Children.

I take this opportunity, on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, to set out the current position of the health services. I thank the Senators for their contributions. I welcome Senator Ryan's acknowledgement that the problems in our health service will not be solved by money alone. He also suggested that the electorate had been deceived regarding health policy.