Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely, and I commend Senator MacSharry, our health spokesperson, for seeking the debate. The Minister for Health must attend the House to discuss the matter. We can all participate in glossy politics but in the end we must take a stand on this issue as a Chamber. We should stand up for the 5,000 people affected by this issue and the stroke of a pen, despite the promises made by the Minister for Health and his Minister of State at an Oireachtas committee meeting on 6 February. We can see today that those promises are empty.