The Minister deserves credit for an increase in the Estimates at a time when we know there have been significant battles at Cabinet for many items of expenditure. He has been involved in many innovative and interesting projects on the Aran Islands. When I was a member of the health board in the late 1990s, the question of medical services on the islands arose. There was a proposal to have medical consultations for minor illnesses via video link. People have regularly availed of this service. We know how difficult it can be for a medical person to get to an island if a patient needs treatment. As the Minister said, in days gone by there was considerable difficulty for people getting out to the islands. The same applied to people wanting to travel to the mainland.