Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister accept there is a shortage of beds in the Cork region? In fact, many patients are going to Dublin because there is not capacity in Cork to treat them and the current facilities cannot be further developed. When the next census results are available, they are likely to show a population increase for the Cork-Kerry region from 410,000 to 600,000, without there being any increase in healthcare facilities. Does the Minister accept that a day facility is not the way forward?