Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

The situation in Dingle is serious. Approximately €16 million has been spent on the construction of a new hospital. While this hospital has been in place for the past two years, patients currently located in the 19th century building have not yet been transferred to it. That is shocking waste. We now know that a number of Departments are lethargic in terms of what they should be doing in pursuance of the Croke Park agreement and cutting out waste.

I recently heard that an official in a Department, whom I will not name, told a body under the aegis of that Department that he was not interested in making savings, that he wanted something else, which is shocking. What type of crazy-----