Mr. Bernard Gloster:

They absolutely will. If the technical requirements to configure a business case for additional bed capacity in any hospital that is seriously challenged or any community service meets the basic requirements of scrutiny, there is no reason why we should be vacillating over it for a long period of time. We should be moving it through the process. Eventually, it is dependent on capital funding and the capital plan. I know the Minister is focused on that. As it happens, in respect of the, shall we say, indicated additional 96-bed capacity in Limerick, I met the CEO of the group and the head of estates for that area recently. I had a brief discussion with them and I asked them to consider. They are considering whether it is possible to even get the case ready in building the first 96 to create the foundation base, frame or beginning of the shell for the second, so as to save money, time and process. To be fair, that would require approval, but I asked them to try to get that into the system as quickly as possible.