I will shortly introduce a maternity care Bill, which will deal with the crisis in the maternity sector. First, I will raise the issue in Navan hospital. Its emergency department is set to be closed by this Government and the HSE. Over the past 20 months, the frontline of Covid has been emergency service beds and ICUs. The Minister has even mentioned the reason we cannot have normal rules in maternity hospitals is the continued threat from Covid. The Minister for Health talked yesterday about extending the most draconian restrictions in Europe, because of the threat of Covid. Yet, this Government seeks to close ICU and accident and emergency beds in Navan now. One could not make it up. On one hand the Minister is saying there is a crisis, which has led to the deaths of 5,200 and, on the other, the Government is now looking to close the frontline of those services. There will be 10,000 marching on the streets of Meath this month.

The Deputy's time is up.

Will the Minister commit to protecting the services in Navan hospital?

I will certainly take up the matter directly with the Minister for Health and relay the Deputy's comments-----

This is an important point of information. I never do this, but-----

The Deputy should not do it now either and should resume his seat.

I have been told by at least five Ministers they will get back to me-----

We are not having this. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

Ministers never get back to me on any questions I have asked from this side of the Dáil. The Tánaiste said the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, would get back to me on this question just last week and nobody ever comes back. It is purely for theatre and the frustration-----

I ask Deputy Tóibín to relax.

The Deputy is out of order.

It is out of order for a Minister to say people will come back, when they never do.

Just to be helpful-----

The Minister should not be helpful-----

They never come back.

I wish Members would learn to read the clock. So many of them seem to be horologically challenged.