Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Could I again get clarification on that? We have the two main providers of services at the present time: Temple Street and Crumlin, which apparently are going to go out of existence. We do not get any reference to it other than that other satellite centres will be developed. That has to inform your planning and development, so can we get a clear statement? Is that the way Temple Street and Crumlin see it? There are loads of volunteers around the country collecting money for both those hospitals who think and believe that they will remain on, at least in a local capacity, to provide a service in their communities. Can we get clarification on all of that? That would definitely inform a lot of the planning that you are going into.