Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

All of us agree that waiting times need to be addressed. To be fair to Senator Ardagh, sometimes we get a set of figures from the Department, other times they come from elsewhere, but what we need to see are changes following the McMahon report and the system modified. The Government amendment today is one which seeks to defer. It is not opposing it. I challenge those who shout from the corners to read the Minister of State's speech. Look at what he has said. Read the content of his speech.