Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

I do not wish to pre-empt the report into events at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. There have been numerous incidents in recent years that gave similar cause for concern, including events at Leas Cross and Barringtons Hospital and the cases of PJ Walsh in County Monaghan and Rebecca O'Malley in County Tipperary. There is no transparency and accountability in regard to patient safety. It is degrading to the status of this House that the Minister will give Members only ten minutes for questions and answers. Some weeks ago, a debate on littering and rubbish took place over several days. If we are serious about patient safety and making the Health Service Executive work for patients, there should be a much wider and lengthier debate on patient safety issues. I call on the Leader to make that happen.