Mr. Paul Reid:

I have a couple of comments. I thank the Deputy. Just to reassure him, when the top brass come down from Dublin as he describes I have been there with the team and seen at first hand the very real challenges that exist within UHL. I will say what I said earlier. I have strong confidence in the management and clinical team down there. They have some real challenges on a population basis and I wanted to publicly say I have a lot of confidence in the management and clinical teams. There are very significant challenges based on it being the only ED in the region; that is for sure. The solution is a summary of what Mr. Woods has said, namely, leveraging the minor injuries unit and the investment that has gone into Nenagh. Utilising St. John's on a continuous basis is part of the solution but also some of the community interventions that have happened-----