Mr. Liam Woods:

I will provide a little context. The position in Limerick, while it is very difficult and the hospital is under a lot of pressure, is, in fact, not unique. The attendance growth we have seen in Limerick is at the higher end of the scale nationally as to what is happening now versus what happened in 2019, so there is huge pressure on Limerick. That is particularly true of the over-75 category, with patients attending and being admitted. There is a phenomenal pressure within the hospital system in Limerick and there are already active management responses in that regard. As for the team to which Mr. Reid referred, there was an initial meeting on-site in Limerick last Friday attended by a group including clinical and some special delivery unit, SDU, support people and people from my unit. They are working out an approach to the flow issues within the hospital and any measures we can take beyond the hospital that will support both the front and the back door. That will include dialogue with staff within the Limerick-----