I wholeheartedly agree with the points made by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. Having brought forward the maternity report in the first instance and having been accused of all sorts of things to do with its publication, I am very pleased by the fact that it has been discredited.

We have uncovered the conflict of interest involving individuals in the Health Service Executive who are feathering their nest while carrying out the will of the Government, which appears to be to downgrade maternity services nationwide. The House must debate that issue.

One aspect of this controversy that pleases me is that it will no longer be about Marc MacSharry. I invite the Leader, the Deputy Leader and their colleagues to take this opportunity to restore my good name and to do so with the same vigour with which they sought to smear me in the past week, both in the House-----

That is not relevant to the Order of Business.

-----and in private media briefings outside the House.