Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I should be pleased to deal with it, but this is more of the same. It is more of the scare tactics and more of the nonsense. I apologise to the Senator. The answer is very clear. The Government is committed, as I have made clear, to supporting and developing critical services, including key areas such as maternity and accident and emergency services. There is a top class hospital service in this country. The Opposition can make a decision either to engage in a real debate about what services are required or it can traipse around the country and tell people their hospitals are under threat. That is the choice it faces. The Government has to make the decisions.