Mr. Shane O'Sullivan:

I will address Deputy Sandra McLellan's questions first. She asked how patients ordered their medicines. The majority of our patients still telephone us to order prescriptions. This all happens after they have met our pharmacists in person, but most repeat orders are made over the telephone. They can use e-mail also if they want to do so, but it is not an Internet or a mail order pharmacy.

I will elaborate on our mobile pharmacist service. We send a pharmacist to patients' houses to review their medication. This is great for those who are housebound, including the elderly or someone with a new child. This service was only launched three weeks ago and the uptake has been great. It means that if someone is struggling to pay for medication and he or she wants to switch to us, he or she does not have to travel to Dundrum which is the only store we have currently. We will send a pharmacist to him or her for the consultation.