Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I am absolutely delighted the Minister of State is here, given that he is a busy man running his own Department. However, it is an absolute insult to this House that no Minister for Health is here. There are four Ministers for Health. There are two at Cabinet, and there are two Ministers of State. This is a very important health motion, and not having one of the Ministers for Health here is disrespectful to the House, insulting to the Members and a waste of Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan's time. While I appreciate him coming in to reply to the matter, he should not have to do that. The Cathaoirleach needs to raise this issue with the Department of Health.