Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Brian Hayes, the leader of Fine Gael and of the Opposition, raised the matter of the Brennan report and the need to invite the Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Finance to discuss it in the House. The report has not yet been formally issued, although I am sure the leaks are inspired and correct. That is usually the case. Senator O'Toole speaks as one who appears to have prior knowledge of the contents of the report, which may have been discussed at the partnership negotiations. He says there is a need for everyone to be creative, in which regard he is correct. We must put aside our in-built notions of what has sufficed for 30 years, but may no longer do so, particularly in the realm of health boards and other institutional matters.