Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I will ask about the mid-west as I am a Deputy in County Clare. Over the past two years we have consistently seen that the trolley numbers in University Hospital Limerick have been at their worst. I have always believed a solution might lie in beefing up the neighbouring hospitals in the region, in Ennis and Nenagh.

Are there specific measures in the winter plan and yesterday's budget for between now and next spring to alleviate the perennial problem at UHL and share some of that burden and capacity across Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Hospital in Limerick? I ask Ms Magahy to address that.