John Minihan (Progressive Democrats)

It is also regrettable that Fine Gael seems unaware that health screening programmes to catch diseases early must be carried out scientifically. A simple regular health check, as proposed by Fine Gael, does not catch diseases. While the Fine Gael leader claims he will save money, millions of euro could be wasted on useless checks instead of being spent on treatment. The Government has introduced screening programmes where they have been proven to work.