Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I thank Senators for the compliments. Will the Leader invite the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, to the House prior to the Christmas recess to discuss the European working time directive in regard to non-consultant hospital doctors? In his capacity as president of the Council of Health Ministers, Deputy Martin should get a further derogation to allow units at Roscommon, Nenagh, Ennis and elsewhere to employ sufficient staff to maintain crucial 24 hour accident and emergency services. I further ask the Minister to confirm, as he confirmed to me at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, that he will open the accident and emergency unit in Roscommon after Christmas, that it will operate 24 hours per day and that the Hanly report will not affect it.