Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate if we could get an early report on that.

I return to the issue of bed capacity. There have been calls for some time for a proper programme of hospital extension and new hospital provision in order to increase the number of beds available. There also have been calls for an immediate response to the dire shortage through the provision of quick-build temporary facilities. Is any work under way on that at the moment? How soon can we expect an increase in the number of beds, even on a temporary basis?