Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

The legislative changes were in regard to the charging. Prior to the legislation that was enacted, charges could only be levied in respect of designated private beds whereas they were public beds and undesignated beds, typically intensive care and critical care beds, and those two categories, public and critical care non-designated beds, did not attract a charge. The legislation introduced a charging regime where any bed in the hospital could be charged if it was in respect of a private patient, and a private patient being somebody who had elected to be treated privately.