Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am defending them against the Government using them as a shield. Let us be straight on this. We tabled amendments to the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 that proposed a new director general would be subject to the public appointments Act but the Government rejected that.

The Minister hand-picked these two individuals. I listened to Government Deputies and Senators yesterday telling people they support the carers, that they are with the carers and that they want the HSE to reverse the cut.

I will give a little tip to Senator Whelan and the others who are concerned about the issue. They should talk to the Minister for Health because he controls the HSE.