Mr. Robert Watt:

I do not think the issue of a model 3 hospital is being explored in the context of capacity issues in the mid-west. The Minister previously asked us to look into Barringtons hospital and we had conversations with Bon Secours. I met the CEO and the CEO of the HSE also met a team from HSE estates. They examined the building but the recommendation was that it was not something in which we were interested at that stage.