Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I do not know why Senator Hayes is decrying life expectancy. I would also welcome a comprehensive debate on health, but this survey is riddled with untruths. Surely this is a House of truth and if we have a debate on health, there will be a chance to puncture the untruths. The first untruth is where the survey states that a patient cannot have a same-day service from his or her family doctor. I have never had an experience where I could not reach my family doctor, be it where I had to go into him or he had to come out to me. The report stated that this is not the case in Ireland, but that is a total lie.