I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 35 together.
The Waterford area will continue to receive an excellent hospital service despite the regrettable closure of the county and city infirmary there, since additional beds and support facilities are being made available in Ardkeen Regional Hospital, Waterford, to cope with the increased demand. In addition, a completely new hospital is currently under construction at Ardkeen. This development will facilitate the provision of regional hospital services of the highest standard in the south east.
The special fund for the financing of redundancies in the public sector will apply only from 1988 onwards. In terms of redundancies which arise this year, additional funding will be made available to agencies to finance the application of the redundancy terms.