David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is a big part of it. I am saying that we cannot arrive at a situation next winter, and, indeed, right through this year, in which people are asking us what additional bed capacity beyond what was previously funded has been put into the system. If the answer is zero, that is a failure of the system. If we are talking about changing the culture and building public confidence, the way to do that is by having a multi-annual plan, not going big on numbers in one year and then doing nothing for years after that. Yes, the remaining beds must be delivered, but the ambition has to be higher than that.