I am sure Senator Kitt is aware of the situation in Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. I am sorry Senator Minihan has left the House because I wanted to tell him that when the Tánaiste visited Ballinasloe a short time ago on a sad and difficult occasion, she guaranteed that Portiuncula Hospital would be retained and that its services would be developed in the future. That is contrary to what we were told today and to what we are led to believe is in the Hanly report. Was it political expediency which prompted the Department to buy the Bon Secours Hospital in Tuam? There is now a chain on the gate of that hospital and it does not seem likely that basic services will be provided for the large hinterland around Tuam.