Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

While I have the opportunity, and I am sure this will not come as a surprise to Mr. Gloster, I will raise concern in the mid-west about funding being made available in the capital programme for a second 96-bed block, which is badly needed. One 96-bed block is under construction and I hope it will open next year. As a result of health and cost inflation and so on, will the timeline for the delivery of the second block be impacted in any way? Perhaps Mr. Gloster will also comment on the latest situation in Limerick hospital. It is of major concern to Mr. Gloster and to the people living in the mid-west.