Professor Colette Cowan:

Regarding our emergency department, there are differentials. I have mentioned the high level of emergency conveyancing of ambulances bringing emergency admissions - it is the highest in the country - to the emergency department in Limerick. Equally, we are seeing a higher acuity level in older persons, particularly over-75s. They are quite frail, and we have put in place an OPTI-MEND team to look after them. We have frailty at the front door, which is why we are opening a specific unit for older persons.