James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support the sentiments expressed by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. When I was Minister for Health, we opened stroke units in most major hospitals, which hugely improved outcomes for people. However, far more needs to be done in that regard.

That very much feeds into the point I was going to raise today. Senator Ardagh mentioned good news relating to the national children's hospital. There is also the very good news that plain and standardised cigarette packets are now on shelves in our shops for the first time.