Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is happening everywhere. All of the private hospitals are being engaged with.

The Deputy is correct about the elective hospital for Cork. I have not received a recommendation and nobody has sought sanction from me yet in that regard. I want to see an acceleration of permanent beds in the public system and building elective hospitals is a key component of that. I will be working closely with the Government, the Department and the HSE to see how that can be progressed.