At lease we have something to say.

In response to the criticism of the health service, we need to be careful because over 100,000 very dedicated and committed people work in the health service. We need to keep in mind the fact that they must work over Christmas, while the rest of us are at home. Every week 61,500 people attend outpatient departments and a further 23,000 attend emergency departments. That means that over 84,000 go through the hospitals system every week and that is in addition to the number who go through the system and are in beds. To suggest the health service is crumbling is unfair on the people who work in it because they provide a comprehensive service and work extremely hard. It is wrong to suggest 100,000 people are not doing their jobs.

Who suggested it? On a point of order, I want to know if Senator Colm Burke is targeting me with his claim.

I suggest Senator Colm Burke be allowed to conclude as his time is nearly up.

An additional 5,000 people now work in the health service when compared with the number in 2014. We are making huge progress. It is important to give credit where credit is due for the service that is delivered.

Many people have been caught up in the rental market. I am talking about tenants, in particular. We need to give security and do everything possible for them. We need to all work together to deal with the issue. Unfortunately, many people will not get on the property ladder. Therefore, we need to ensure they have security and do not have to worry about when the next notice to quit will be delivered to their door compared with what happened before. Let us all be careful in the way we handle the issue. Many people are very worried. We need to be conscious of their plight and make sure we will not play politics on the issue. That is why it is important that we agree on a comprehensive plan to tackle the issue.