Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

The point is it is doing extremely good work in relation to cataracts, and reasonably quickly. The State has bought a fair amount of the capacity, specifically to do public work. It goes to show how possible this is. I am really just bringing this back to the point that this should also be the case in Waterford. These day-case procedures are a real opportunity in the surgical hub there, which is progressing at pace, as the Deputy will know better than I do. There is a very strong desire in Waterford to open and to get going with the four operating theatres and two minor operations rooms as quickly as possible. The staffing within the region should be a priority but it is a question for the region next year, in the new way of doing things, to allocate the staff to make sure that is so. It is also the case that surgeons in University Hospital Waterford will want to move across. It does not have to be new capacity all the time. That reorganisation is very important and should free up space in Waterford as well. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, might wish to say something on Waterford.