Ivor Callely (Fianna Fail)

On a serious note, yesterday I tried to speak on the amendment to the Order of Business put down by the Fine Gael group. I wanted the record to show the high level of support and desire by this side of the House for community pharmacists. Good work is being undertaken by many people to find a resolution, such as the Joint Committee on Health and Children, which is working on a consensus basis to try to move matters forward. The Minister for Health and Children is meeting with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union today, and the health committee is meeting again, today. Community pharmacists meet on a regular basis and many other meetings are taking place to try to bring resolution to the issue. I simply want to have it recorded. The amendment to the Order of Business yesterday was less than helpful and in no way helped the process.