Leo Varadkar 'not the David Attenborough of the Irish health services'

Leo Varadkar's been compared to David Attenborough for his management of the health service.

Fianna Fáil says the health minister is too much of a commentator, and needs to take direct control of the health service.

The Dáil is tonight debating a motion which calls for nobody to be left on a hospital trolley for longer than six hours.

Fianna Fáil health spokesman Billy Kelleher says the government's fallen well short of the promises it made to voters four years ago.

"We're just trying to ask this government to re-prioritise, re-focus and make some effort and for the minister to at least accept that he is a minister.

"He's not the David Attenborough of the Irish health services, observing from a distance while they career out of control, so he really needs to take a hands-on approach at this stage, stop the commentary and become a minister."

62 replacement ambulances coming on stream before end of year, first 3 arrive today plus rapid response vehicle pic.twitter.com/vfNCgPEu9L

— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) November 5, 2015