Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I will add to that. I do not know the individual case and I am sure the staff are trying their best.

We should be called out on that. We should hold a mirror up to ourselves on that. When we are asking an 83-year-old to wait two years for something, we are telling that person to wait beyond life expectancy. That should be to our shame as a healthcare system. I certainly would not stand over that. It is well within the capability of any county in Ireland to respond to an 83-year-old who needs an occupational therapist.