Mr. Bernard Gloster:

Yes, that is correct. We had a long conversation with the region about the priority use of those beds to aid the overall system in Cork. That is the first thing.

The second thing is there was a bit of tidying up to be done around the access to and egress from St. Finbarr's. There will be some adjustments for that hospital to be able to take a higher level dependency of the stroke patients who are often delayed getting out of Cork University Hospital, and to take pressure off St. Finbarr's to allow it to do that. We had, through a private provider, purchased 25 beds at Blarney as step-down beds last Christmas. We will take direct control of those next year. They will also have a level of rehab capacity in them. All of that is a substantial addition to the issue the Deputy talked about.