Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

I will conclude now. The surveys did not represent the people who die every week in our hospitals from MRSA, nor did they seek out and represent the people who must travel hundreds of miles for services. I put it to the Minister that the transport issues are major ones. More than 50% of people diagnosed with cancer are over 65. The transport issues must be addressed. The Minister has a lot of persuading to do to convince patients, the public and medical staff that she has a real plan and vision for the health service. Currently, there is no conviction that money spent in the health service is being spent properly. That is a major challenge.

We have had the first and second O'Higgins reports. The first report was received seven years ago but where is the implementation plan arising from that? The Minister might indicate——