I am getting increasingly concerned about the continuous scaling back of essential services at Letterkenny University Hospital. Over 2,000 eye care patients in Donegal have been waiting over a year to get necessary treatment due to the lack of an ophthalmic service in the county. The ophthalmic service for the north west is now mostly based in Sligo University Hospital as Letterkenny does not currently have the required nursing and medical staff. Despite this, there does not seem to be any push in putting in place the staff and facilities necessary for a properly functioning service at Letterkenny. I wonder if the intention is to completely run down the service in Letterkenny altogether. Will the Government ensure that Letterkenny University Hospital is not left behind once again and that a fully functioning ophthalmic service will be re-established there?

I will engage with the Minister for Health on that. Of course, investment has increased in Letterkenny and in hospitals across the country.

That is not happening in Letterkenny.

It has and quite dramatically. Letterkenny is a key hospital in the north west. I am familiar with it from my time in the Department of Health. It is a very important hospital for the north west and it is our desire and objective to provide the requisite resources to the hospital. I will speak with the Minister for Health about that.