Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

That is not my interpretation; it is the view of the thousands of people who live in Gaeltacht areas. I watched with great interest the Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeltacht affairs, Deputy Dinny McGinley, defend the indefensible in the House last Thursday. Therefore, I look forward to the resumption of the debate.

Will the Leader update the House on when the pyrite report will be published? Will it be published before the summer recess? If so, will he afford time for it to be debated? It is dragging on and on and I am like a broken record asking about it, but it is too important to let go.

I understand from the Minister for Justice and Equality that the personal insolvency Bill will be brought to the Cabinet today and published before the end of the week. Does the Leader have any information on the process from there? Will the Bill be introduced in the Oireachtas before the summer recess? It is urgent legislation and this side of the House would certainly facilitate a late sitting to deal with it. If we need to extend the time the House needs to sit after 19 July to pass this important legislation, we will absolutely support the Leader in so doing. If, closer to the date, it does not appear that it will be passed, we will be calling for an extension.

With regard to the HSE and the Department of Health, we are all concerned to read that the level of over-expenditure in the five months to May stands at €300 million. If one takes into account the fact that the hospitals will be busier in the approach to the winter, it appears the Minister for Health is to preside over over-expenditure in the region of €1 billion by the end of the year. He may talk all he likes about what the HSE needs to and should do, but I remind him that it is his health executive. He sacked the previous board and the appointees are all his. What is he doing about the matter? Last week we saw the number of hospital beds not being used. Waiting lists to see consultants are growing day by day. The figures are the worst we have seen in the past five or six years, which implies circumstances are actually getting worse. I, therefore, ask the Leader to arrange a debate with the Minister in the next week or so, specifically on the HSE service plan. The Minister should clarify his comments and those of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. They seem to be endeavouring to scrap the Croke Park agreement which was signed by the previous Government with the public service unions. It is delivering value and should be allowed to run its course. I actually agree with the Tánaiste's statement that he would prefer if individual Ministers did not get up every morning and express a point of view. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is wont to do so regularly. Surprisingly, he was preceded by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government last Sunday. This House needs a full and proper debate on the Croke Park agreement in the company of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin. We need to know whether the Government is actually committed to the agreement. I thought it would have learned a lesson last year when it flew numerous kites before the budget about various developments that could and would happen if people did not toe the line. I remind the Minister for Health that he was the worst culprit in that regard. It blew up in his face and he is flying kites again, although we are only at the end of June. If we are to have such circumstances-----