Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin:

As I have already indicated the Minister, Mr. O'Brien and I have been working very effectively on addressing many of the existing issues such as the private insurance income and savings in respect of drugs. Members will appreciate that I am constrained in that I do not want to prejudice the position of the Exchequer by going into detail but I want to assure the committee that all of these issues are and have been taken account of and are being dealt with very competently. I expect the Minister will make appropriate announcements in due course.