Mr. Pat Healy:

About 20% of the market is public. It is clearly stated Government policy that it is a necessity to have both public and private. We require to maintain the current public facilities and ensure that they are meeting the standards that HIQA set down. There is a discussion going on around that at present to ensure that happens. Additional capacity will also be required as the population age. The percentage of people in long-stay care will reduce but the volume or overall number will increase when one looks at the ageing population over time. One will have to provide for that. One will also have to provide for appropriate community supports such as home care packages, home helps and so on.