Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

I, too, would like to see the development of health centres as promised. However, a distinction needs to be made between health centres and 24-hour cover. There is an efficient 24-hour caredoc system in west Tipperary, which works very well. I do not know to what extent this model exists in other parts of the country, but those are two separate issues.

Like other Senators, I share the concern over the future of the Great Southern Hotels group, which has a series of fine hotels in locations such as Killarney and Galway. It is quite obvious to me that, perhaps understandably, the Dublin Airport Authority does not have an adequate commitment to these hotels which are mostly nowhere near Dublin. The Government needs to find a more suitable company to look after the hotels or, perhaps, establish a free-standing company for them. They are a vital asset and quite understandably the Dublin Airport Authority has other more pressing concerns to do with its major line of business. The Government needs to look for a more appropriate place for the hotels.