John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The same is happening with respect to the Minister for Health. Everybody knew when he took up office, he had been dealt the worst set of economic cards possible by the outgoing Administration and at a time he was under the thumb of international financial spigot turners who made sure no money was available for anything, he had his own Cabinet colleagues beating him to death to cut back and everyone knew he would cut back. I do not agree with the cutbacks. Everything was done wrong. All these problems began the night the two main parties supported the bank guarantee. That is the reality he found himself in with a legacy problem-----