The Hanly report will result in a further diminution of the number of acute hospital beds. Consider the mid west region. In Limerick Regional Hospital, which under the Hanly report would be that area's central regional hospital, there are currently 340 beds. There are some 21,000 medical admissions in the hospital annually. Currently, there is a deficit of between 80 and 100 acute beds there. If we close the acute beds in Nenagh and Ennis and in the smaller St. John's Hospital in Limerick, we will be closing 250 acute beds. Between those three small hospitals there are 12,500 admissions, of which 8,000 are medical admissions. If the acute beds in those hospitals are cancelled, it will be necessary to create an extra 350 beds in Limerick. I ask the Minister when that is going to happen and how much it will cost. The Department of Finance has committed no money. Some 50,000 A&E admissions would be added annually to Limerick Hospital on top of the existing 60,000 if the A&E units are closed in Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's in Limerick. What will be the waiting time in Limerick Regional Hospital, which is currently about two and a half hours? Limerick Regional Hospital will see a Dublin-style situation with patients treated on trolleys in the car park. There are currently about 20 patients being treated on trolleys in Limerick. If one adds the 11,000 admissions from Nenagh and the rest from Ennis and from St. John's in Limerick, one has a disaster.