Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I did not know that. I understand it is a huge success. I heard a representative of An Post state it did not want any bank business and I do not know where the matter lies. Perhaps that is not the official position of An Post.

Senator Ryan spoke about the HSE support staff — as opposed to its technical staff — who have a job to do and who may have gripes. The general support staff appear to want a transparent and efficient quality of management in the health service, which is a very small request on the part of technical staff who are asked to implement decisions. The Senator stated that the Taoiseach had mentioned a figure between €500 million and €1 billion. However, there were two issues. The retrospective claim going back over four years comes to €500 million and the current claim comes to another €500 million. We discussed the matter fully at our parliamentary party meeting, which is why I know about it.

Senator Leyden spoke about the Irish Pharmaceutical Union. The pharmacy (No. 1) Bill is on the A list for publication this session. It will address many of the issues of which he spoke.