I thank the Deputy. I call Deputy McDonald.

I thank the Deputy. We are way over time. I call Deputy Barry, who will help me gain some time.

Go raibh maith agat.

I thank the Deputy. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett, who has up to one minute.

I thank the Deputy.

Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire Stáit nua. Ní bhfuair mé deis é sin a rá go dtí seo agus go n-éirí léi ina ról nua. I thank Sinn Féin, as usual, for tabling this motion which has merit. While I have some concerns, it is time-limited, targeted, capped and it is for family homes. Why does the proposal have merit? We are talking about more than 400,000 families that are struggling on different types of mortgages, with prices rising daily. I agree with Deputy Shortall who put it very well earlier when she said that …

Faraor, táimid ar ais arís go dtí an t-ábhar seo. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil suim ag an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Rabbitte, sa scéal seo ach táim ar ais arís ag ardú na ceiste seo, ceist a d'ardaigh mo bheirt comhghleacaí as Gaillimh, an Teachta Ó Cuív agus an Teachta Mairéad Farrell, nuair a bhí mise sa Chathaoir siar i nDeireadh Fómhair. Faraor, níl aon dul chun cinn déanta. Táimid ag leanúint ar aghaidh agus an baol ann i gcónaí go ndúnfaidh an t-ospidéal, ospidéal atá lárnach don cheantar, atá thar a bheith tábhach…

On the day that HIQA visited, it was noted that the hospital comprised 21 beds, 19 of which were occupied. Everybody was glad in a sense, because it left more room for manoeuvre in relation to Covid. It is interesting that the report noted that the hospital accommodated patients requiring rehabilitation, convalescent and palliative care. The report stated that patients were admitted to Clifden District Hospital from University Hospital Galway. Inspectors were informed that admissions direct from the community to th…

I will stop now.

I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge positive comments she made and the information she put on the record. To put this in the context I will speak about the number of people on trolleys in a centre of excellence in Galway, although I have been corrected for calling it a centre of excellence because that is only with regard to cancer care. Nevertheless it serves an area of between 800,000 and 1 million people. There were 42 patients on trolleys there today. Clifden District Hospital closed over Christmas. It…

The Members who tabled Questions Nos. 6 and 7 are not present. We will move on to Question No. 8.

That is grouped together with Question No. 63. Deputy Brady indicated that-----

I will check that and come back to the Deputy. There is no problem if that has been indicated but I have nothing in front of me.

This happens all the time. I will not leave the Deputy short, but this was the very reason we brought in this procedure. The Clerk has told me that this was not offered to him.

There is a group of questions on this subject.

There are six contributors this time, so I am going back to Deputy Ó Muineacháin.

Deputy-----

Through the Chair.

Please, through the Chair.

Deputies, please. A Thánaiste, táimid thar am. Go raibh maith agat.