Mr. John O'Dwyer:

I covered the question of the length of stay and the Milliman report. That report identified €25 million of savings that could be made. However, it acknowledges that some of its analysis was flawed. It used a different system of comparison than we did. To set the record straight with regard to length of stay, the VHI is extremely efficient and I can provide significant evidence in that regard. For example, in the past number of years, hip replacements have been reduced from 14 days to seven days. Knee replacement stays have been halved in length and some 80% of all procedures carried out are on a day case basis.