Mr. Bernard Gloster:

Nobody should try to dissuade the people of Galway from their frustration. The frustration is justified. What I would say is that what the Secretary General and I have agreed is not a years-long thing. There is a group of internal and external experts in a project group, supporting the CEO of Saolta and me nationally, to bring together all the previous work that was done into one tight, comprehensive plan with a list of priorities. Then I think Government will be in a position to be fully confident in investing in the scale of that plan. The scale of that plan will take time. It will not all be in one year's investment. Last week, there was a milestone with the opening of the new primary care centre in Tuam and the repurposed buildings. I think the University Hospital Galway plan can come together quickly. I would expect to see a definitive, total project site plan in no more than three months. For example, one could build 100 beds in Galway and not worry about what they are called. Build 100 beds first and then let us assign them to the need.