Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I do not dispute that. As I have said to the Deputy previously, that challenge is present in many parts of the country. To be fair, there is a difference between what we are talking about here today, which is managing the resources we have available, and what might be needed. Need and what we have are two different things. I have the resources I have to run the health service. An additional 40 beds in Mallow on top of what is planned is not in the offing right now.