Dr. Patrick Owens:

The short answer is "Yes" and that is a very real risk. I will respond to Deputy Kelleher on the point he made about the catchment area being transferred to Waterford. That catchment area is there now and for the past ten years. It will be there ten years from now. That population is there and requires that service. Redefining it using methodologies to recalculate it does not change the reality. Those people are still there.