Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

On 16 November 2005 Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley, indicated in this House that the new radiotherapy unit at Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, cost approximately €8.5 million. The Midwestern Hospital Development Trust and a generous business benefactor in the area provided all the finance for it. This facility dealt with both private and public patients and I asked the Minister of State on that occasion if he could indicate when the HSE would provide finance to the Midwestern Hospital Development Trust for the public patients attending this facility. The Minister of State indicated that he expected the matter to be resolved "speedily", to use his own word. I asked if this would be resolved by January and he answered in the affirmative. All I know is that this matter has not been resolved to date. Would the Leader please find out when this commitment will be honoured?