Senator Glynn spoke earlier about conditions in different parts of the country. Population increase is common to every county now, as well as the fact that people are living to a greater age. In County Galway there was always a huge rush of activity in the summer with visitors to the county. Our region did not just cover the counties of Galway, Mayo and Clare but also the midlands, as well as holidaymakers in summer. There were always difficulties at Christmas with elderly people getting influenza and colds. We now have a considerable number of people visiting hospitals.