Deputy Callely is a Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children. Before the last general election, as spokesperson on finance for my party, I had a careful look at the health strategy published by the Government about 18 months ago. It was clear that the key part of it, which needed to be delivered in an organised way over a period of years, was the capital spend. There is clearly a need for additional beds, both in the major hospitals and step-down facilities. The health strategy, in fairness to the Department of Health and Children, spelled out in considerable detail the number of beds and the facilities needed. As Minister of State with responsibility for older people, Deputy Callely will know about the requirements in step-down facilities spelled out in the document. Perhaps he can help me with this. That part of the programme, which is not the sexiest by any stretch of the imagination, is the one most likely to get cut. As we all know, having no step-down facilities results in critical beds being blocked for lengthy periods in acute hospitals with the result that they are unavailable to those who need them urgently. The problem is then backed up through the system.