Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

In the Acting Chairman's eloquent remarks he said we should accentuate the positive. Let us do this. The Minister, Deputy Harney, has had great success. She has billions of euro at her disposal, a committed staff and frontline services run by excellent people who work around the clock on our behalf. However, these people feel let down. They are worried and frustrated but, more importantly, the biggest threat to patient safety is the Health Service Executive. I wonder if the Minister, Deputy Harney, is not on a "mission impossible". I do not know if she is a James Bond fan, but I do not think the people around her resemble 007, whatever about the Minister. Senator Pearse Doherty is correct to say that the people alongside the Minister are using her. They hide, blame and love to hate her. I hope the future Taoiseach will move the Minister, Deputy Harney, from the Department of Health and Children and put one of his cronies in there, because they deserve——