Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I join with Senator Ruane in congratulating those who have been nominated for the IFTAs. Senator Nash also paid tribute to Joe McGouran. I have not got a response for him yet to his question about the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, but I will get it for him.

Senator Noone raised the car parking strategy in some hospitals. I agree with her that there is a need for a sustained universal health policy on pricing for car parking for families of long-term patients who are terminally ill, have cancer, are on dialysis or those with children in hospital. Some hospitals have a compassionate scheme but a universal approach needs to be taken on car parking policy. I know the HSE will tell us that it is a source of revenue that is put back into the hospital groups but there needs to be a universal policy on hospital car parking.

I have good news for Senator Leyden about long wave 252. As he is aware, the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, was in the House to respond to Senator Lawless's Commencement matter and the transmission has been reprieved until 2019 at least. It is one that we need-----