Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. I envied the Minister having half an hour to make her speech which she delivered so well. Anyone who had never read the Bill would have gained a clear understanding of it from her speech.

Since we commenced this debate under an hour ago, almost €1.5 million has been spent in the delivery of the health service. We spend €13 million per day on the service or almost €1.5 million per hour. We will have spent almost €2 million when we reach 3 p.m. That is incredible.