Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the point about the medical cards issue made by our leader, Senator O'Brien. While I appreciate that the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is coming to the House today to deal with another issue, we want to discuss this issue with him. We commend the Minister because unlike some of his colleagues he always makes himself available for debates in this House. That is not an issue but we want him to come to the House to deal specifically with the review of medical cards.

The PCRS is not doing its job correctly. Its ability to impress with regard, for example, to the five or six members of the joint committee who visited its premises to survey its work and who were shown around to prove how well the system works is a back-slapping exercise and it does not interest us.