Phil Hogan
Ceist:187 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health the funding arrangements he has put in place for future years to upgrade and develop the orthopaedic facilities at Our Lady of Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene, Kilkenny; if he will confiem that his Department has no plans to downgrade or close this particular hospital in view of a decision taken in 1993 by the South Eastern Health Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2674/94]