Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I wish to second the proposal by my colleagues, Senator John Kelly, Senator Jimmy Harte and others that the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, should be asked to attend the House to give an outline of his health policies, particularly concerning the difficulties we are encountering in Roscommon. These concern the Government's proposal to downgrade the accident and emergency unit at Roscommon hospital to an 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. service from Monday to Thursday, and 8 a.m to 5 p.m. on Fridays.

As the only Fianna Fáil Oireachtas Member in County Roscommon, I was excluded from a meeting that took place on this issue last Friday, although I heard reports about the politically incorrect comments that were made there.