David Norris (Independent)

I listened yesterday to a hospital consultant who said that the assurance she gave, even though it is in writing, is not good enough. What reason was given for making this assertion? It was stated that the members of the Cabinet could not be trusted and provided the examples of the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, giving a commitment to the United Nations on overseas development aid — a matter to which the House should give further consideration——