Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Both Senators have had their say. Never the twain shall meet as far as the two of you are concerned.

I rarely comment here but on the health issue, it is a problem people face at some time in their lives. Some commentators talk about mental health and disabilities in a very balanced way. We should have a full, balanced debate with the Minister some time. I have been in politics for more than 30 years and it has been an issue for all that time. With the way things are going, we should not have been surprised with the RTE programme last night. All it did was shine a spotlight. I held clinics for many years and many of those issues were raised. We tried to the best we could and we probably failed. We should have a full debate here, not an hour debate. Perhaps the Leader can invite the Minister to the House for four hours. Let us see who will contribute in a balanced way and get the Minister to respond. That is only a suggestion, which I rarely make from the Chair.