Ms Patricia Byron:

We recognised, as did this committee, that getting to the real facts and breaking things down to the real costs was what was missing. We are able to poll our members within quick timelines in respect of real costs. We will come back to the committee with the information but we are very happy to work with it on an ongoing basis because we survey our members on a regular basis. Where other reports take six months to a year, we do not have that time lag. We are an independent professional body that tells it like it is. As part of our strategic objective, we intend to continue influencing policy in an independent manner. If we can do anything on that front on an ongoing basis, we will do that for the committee.