Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that. I think that will ease out faster than what we think because the number of private hospitals that are now looking for consultants is actually increasing and some of the private hospitals have expanded. For instance, in Limerick the sod was recently turned on the new Bon Secours Hospital in Limerick. It is expected that that will be up within 23 months. We were talking about elective hospitals. I spoke to a Department official who said that there are 17 further steps to go through in the Department before we even go to planning for the elective hospitals. It does not make sense as to why the public side takes so long to deliver projects. As a result, the only way we can then deal with the healthcare sector is by looking for support from the private sector. Is that not correct?