Mr. Damien McCallion:

What was put in this winter is temporary. It helps Galway with some of the pressures. The hospital is looking at this depending on the timing of the construction. It is also looking at whether there is anywhere else on the campus to accommodate those. It is difficult. As the Senator probably knows, the campus at Galway is tight for other space that could be utilised. It will hinge on the timing of the development works, as the Senator said. We are looking at other things for Galway too to support it with beds on the community side and also with regard to the enhanced community care programme that we talked about earlier. It is one of the five busiest emergency departments in the country. We want to have as many people as possible not having to travel to the emergency department. That will involve the older persons programme that we talked about earlier and the chronic disease programme. They are also in place in the Galway area and the whole western area.