I concur with Senator Catherine Ardagh on the devastation felt by the employees of Hewlett Packard who are to lose their jobs. It is very harsh news to receive and my thoughts are with them on this very bleak day for them and their families. A lot of people living in Mullingar travel daily to the Hewlett Packard plant. As I know quite a number of those involved, my thoughts are certainly with them at this difficult time for them and their families.

I agree with my fellow Senators in calling on the Minister for Health to come to the House. If it is true that the waiting list figures are being massaged and that we have not been hearing the full truth, it is alarming. The people of Ireland are certainly entitled to better than this.