The National Treatment Purchase Fund was axed. Anyone waiting over three months was allowed to go on to that and get their procedure, but that is now gone and there is nothing to replace it.

I commend a Member of the other House who has been referred to here, the former Minister of State, Deputy Lucinda Creighton, on the very determined and conviction-driven stand she took because she believed she was right. The manner in which she was treated by her own party was quite disgraceful.

We do not have a role in respect of what goes on in the other House.

Her ministerial office was barely left but a replacement was provided.

We do not have a role in respect of the employment of junior or senior Ministers. Has Senator Ó Domhnaill a question for the Leader?

Yes, I do.

Senator Ó Domhnaill, without interruption. He is way over time.

Could the Leader tell me why the Taoiseach is trying to get rid of this House when the man he replaced Deputy Creighton with is a former Member of this House?

This House has no role to play in that.

Why is the Taoiseach doing that? Does that not show that he is talking out of both sides of his mouth?