Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I appreciate that there is to be a debate tomorrow regarding the Department of Health and Children. However, can the Leader ask whoever is responsible — I am not sure if it is the Taoiseach — to ensure that every Department now checks that there are no files floating around advising it that current practices are unconstitutional or otherwise illegal? We can debate the specific issue tomorrow but the fundamental issue is about the quality of governance in the country and there has been a monumental failure to meet that quality. On the issue of political accountability, Mr. Travers, true to form of Ministers, could not find any evidence that conclusively proved anything. There is a series of pointers but we can talk about that tomorrow.

Some Members may be aware that last week, on what describes itself as a popular radio programme, although I am not sure many people listen to it——