Quotes of the week
Simon Harris on hospital waiting lists; Ivan Yates on returning to radio; Brendan Howlin on Dáil privilege
“It's something that I … can't stand over and it does make me feel ashamed.”Minister for Health Simon Harris on the waiting lists crisis
“It’s always safer to be silent, it’s always safer to be silent.”Brendan Howlin defends raising claims about Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan under Dáil privilege
“You cannot have a country if everybody against whom allegations are made has to step aside.”Taoiseach Enda Kenny defends the Garda Commissioner
“I can’t wait to get back on air to share my views.”
Newstalk’s Ivan Yates, who is set to make his return to broadcasting in a Sunday show
