Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I second the motion. On the first occasion on which the Minister came to the House in his new role I noted how much I admired his straight-talking approach and wished him well. I expressed confidence that if anybody could reform the health service, it would be him. He responded by saying I might not be saying this within a few months and, sure enough, here we are. My colleague, Deputy Billy Kelleher, issued a statement today in which he asked whether somebody would tell the Minister that he was the Minister for Health.