The provision of services, including the appointment of consultant staff at Waterford Regional Hospital, is a matter for the South-Eastern Health Board, in the first instance. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that I have recently given financial approval to the board for the appointment of a consultant physician with a special interest endocrinology there. The filling of the post is a matter for the South-Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer at the board to look into the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.