Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Burke raised the issues of home care packages, nursing home beds and the need for long-term planning. He called for a debate with the Minister for Health on this matter.

Senator Quinn spoke about the proposed statutory code of conduct in the retail trade, which was discussed at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I agree with Senator on the need for a wider and more substantial debate on this issue before any statutory code is put in place.

In response to Senator Healy Eames, we have had 20 hours of debate on Irish Water-----