Maire Devine (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the passing of this Bill and I welcome the speed with which the National Children's Hospital is being delivered, given the difficulties in the area. I tabled 51 amendments because I have examined this Bill from head to toe and there are areas in it that needed tweaking and strengthening. I did this so as to improve this Bill, to try to explain it to people and to try to make it better.There is understandable public cynicism about how we run the health service and we must make people understand that we are serious about change. I tabled 52 amendments but did not do so for the good of my health. I did it for the good of public health and I welcome this Bill.