I am certain that apparently daunting challenges such the ones currently before the Minister and his colleagues never thwarted him. I have no doubt the words encapsulated in that little verse are similar to those that inspired him and his colleagues to embark on the challenging road ahead. There is a certain amount of pessimism as to the degree of commitment he is bringing to the task. I do not share this pessimism because I am aware of the commitment he shares with the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, to take on the challenge constantly to reform the health service. It should be a service, not about politics, which is deeply embedded in it through public representation, but about patient care and service to the community. In my recollection, however, there never has been an issue so politicised.