Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Professor Lenehan. I spoke to two people who spent a weekend in the hospital who felt there was nobody there to discharge them. I am glad to see it is being worked on. They felt they were unnecessarily taking up a bed because there was no one to discharge them. One person had to wait 14 hours until discharge was signed off. I know people are being pulled and dragged to other areas. If this could be looked at, it would help. An elective hospital was mentioned. For quite some time, there has been a proposal from St. John's Hospital for a 150-bed unit. St. John's Hospital is part of UL Hospitals Group. Is the HSE in support of this proposal? What is its status at present?