Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

It is a matter for the Order of Business. I respect your position, a Chathaoirligh. We are trying to promote and use the Irish language and it behoves all sporting organisations to use the Irish language.

We are in the middle of brain awareness week. Senators opposite like quoting phrases like "cherish everybody equally". However, it is an indictment of Government Members that patients must wait up to two years for valuable rehabilitation treatment. We have one rehabilitation hospital with 110 beds. I am calling for a debate on our neurological services. We have had two reports in 2003 and 2005. We have a shortfall in the number of neurologists, neurosurgeons and beds. People are being refused to be sent for rehabilitation because it is seen as a pointless exercise because waiting lists are endless. If we cherish all our citizens equally we need an urgent debate and an improvement in the condition of neurological services for all our people.