Ms Sandra Broderick:

The Deputy is aware of the huge volume of unscheduled care attendances in UHL. Ennis provides a release valve in terms of decompressing the main site. That is why we have seen stops and starts with the scheduled care. We do continue with scheduled care when we can and when that is permitted. I am not aware of any contract-holder surgeon who is off work when we are not doing operations in Ennis, so I will have to go and check that out.