David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I say that because parents and children have heard all this before. Five years on, we are still hearing about more capacity that may be on the way. I do not doubt anything that Ms Hardiman has said about the commitments but we must see action in this regard and these commitments delivered. We must also see the details of all these undertakings in writing, including the beds, the staff and the surgical theatre capacity, the numbers involved, respectively, where they will be in respect of each hospital and when these developments will come on stream. When these additional resources will be in place is the crucial point. I would like to have details of these timescales involved and if Ms Hardiman could send that detail on to this committee as soon as possible, that would be very helpful.