Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has not responded to any of the questions put forward by me or Councillors Fitzmaurice and Leyden. Senator Kelly should consider his position in light of this reply but I hope we get the opportunity to have a more detailed debate with the Minister in this House in the near future. We may also rely on requests under freedom of information or other sources to get information from this Government.

The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is not carrying out her responsibilities to the people of the west and she is washing her hands of this particular issue. I am disgusted with the response and disappointed with the way this matter is being dealt with. The voiceless people who are being supposedly cared for are being neglected and thrown out in society without any support whatsoever. It is a blight on this Government and we are not finished with this yet.