I am not sure the Senator really is a queen.

I most definitely am. An empress.

We can look at the method of electing Members as part of Seanad reform but, in the meantime, we have a vacancy and another is pending. I am sure there will be bargaining on what will happen in that regard. Perhaps there will not. The people will decide in any event.

Senator Murnane O'Connor raised the issue of health and the report on waiting times which was released this morning. I am not sure if the Senator heard the response from the HSE on "Morning Ireland". If she had, she would have heard that the headline was not necessarily correct. Government has prioritised investment in child psychological services. I accept that waiting times are unacceptably high. Equally, parents are frustrated. However, let us make the situation quite clear. If one were to listen to the Senator's comments this morning one would think the Government was doing nothing, but the facts - and they are not alternative facts - are that €5 million extra was added to the budget and that 114 assistant psychologists and 20 staff grade psychologists are being recruited. That is being done as we speak.

Recruitment is the biggest issue.

That is why people are waiting. It is the truth.

The Senator did not say that in her contribution.

I did.

She came in and castigated the Government for doing nothing.

Absolutely. I have been highlighting issues of mental health needs for months.

Senator, please. You have had your say.

A lovers' tiff on St. Valentine's Day.

I believe in giving the facts.

I am giving the Leader the facts.

Senator Murnane O'Connor is giving alternative facts.

Let us move on.

The reality is extra funding of €200 million was made available, with more staff being recruited.

It is a question of finding them.

There we go.

They are not there.

I wonder who drove them out of the country.

Senators can have a discussion outside the Chamber but not on the Order of Business.