Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

With regard to transport, the helipad and telemedicine, it will take €11.5 million in capital costs to provide helicopter transport and €4.1 million running costs per annum, making a total of more than €15 million. That sum would resource a three consultant unit in Galway.

The HSE is part of a situation in which the west does not count. The composition of that committee was biased in the first instance and that is why the situation is as described in the report the Minister of State has cited on behalf of the HSE. I urge the Minister of State to bring this to the attention of the Minister for Health and Children, who visited the location and saw the need there.