Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

He has also got up here and told us how awful things are. He seems to think that the solution to the best funded health service in Europe is to put in good money after bad when in fact it is a management issue. Of course there is legitimate criticism to be made across this country. The difference is that Fine Gael, instead of trying to score points, is looking for solutions, trying to tweak things to make life easier for those who are working and trying to deliver for their families. That is what this motion is about. If the Opposition Senators looked at what is being proposed here, they would realise it is actually a compassionate attempt to make life easier for people, not the opposite.