Yeah the video of Michael Healy Rae may seem over to the top, and i have plenty of quarrels with his views on items but for those who don& #39;t know Deputy Healy Rae offers a bus service for those requiring (life changing) surgery on their eyes that is available up North 1/4

It is a well known scheme in Kerry he runs and while i think people pay for the bus and the HSE pay for the surgery I feel he was actually right to be so angry. The HSE has huge waiting lists, he helps people to get off one for a surgery that changes their lives 2/4

Micheal Martin may find it funny to have a joke about Healy Rae looking after people in a parish pump way but what we should all be taking from this is there is a huge need for Sláintecare, an item the Taoiseach has delayed. Not that deputy Healy rae is overly dramatic. 3/4

I say this all while acknowleging that Deputy Healy Rae& #39;s style of politics wouldn& #39;t fix sláintecare and that his scheme is not perfect. The Taoiseach should have realised you don& #39;t mess about life changing health items. 4/4