Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish Mr. Reid well in the next chapter of his career and life and thank him for his service. I hope that nothing we in this committee said pushed him to leave early. If it did, we did not mean it and it was said in the best interests. Does Mr. Watt have an interest in applying for the position of CEO of the HSE? That is one question I have.

Last year, we discussed the winter plan. One in eight people was on a trolley in University Hospital Galway and there was no provision of acute beds. In the intervening period, has there been any planning for additional acute beds in Galway for the coming winter?