Mr. Tony O'Brien:

I shall return to the list and the question on the timing of an income legislative change. The relevant income is for the charging of private patients in beds in public hospitals, irrespective of designation. That is factored into our Estimates as a mid-year change. In other words, we need to be able to give effect to that from the beginning of July. The advice that we have from the Department is that it expects the timetable to be met. Legislation will have to come before the Oireachtas after Easter in order for that to be achieved.

With regard to consultation issues, I am not familiar with the details regarding Cashel.