Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

On 8 June 2011 the Minister, Deputy Howlin, said the people of Wexford want, demand, and will get the highest standard of health care as he announced a €20 million investment in Wexford General Hospital. In this he implied to hell with Roscommon and everything else. He secured his seat and he did not care. That is what bought it for the people. They are being treated like second-class citizens and the Minister who is supposed to be in charge of reform, does not want to come to the House. At least the Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello, has come to the House. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, was appointed by the late Garret FitzGerald as a Member of this House and he does not have the good manners to come to the House and try to justify his actions. The people found out.