Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I will give the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, the facts now that he has provoked me into doing so. I contacted the Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children, as I knew of the planned visit. When a Minister visits a constituency he or she usually notifies local Oireachtas Members as a matter of courtesy. I stayed away in protest as that was the height of discourtesy to elected representatives. The Minister of State does not have to lecture me. We are used to it.