Mr. John Horan:

We have not been commissioning inpatient treatment. In recent years, if we had some funds left in our budget, we usually worked with the Department and the HSE on scopes, which we find to be a very effective way to spend money. It is a low-cost but very effective procedure in that if something is found, a bigger problem down the line is prevented. On what we spend our money on, among the top ten procedures are cataracts, cystoscopies, the surgical removal of teeth, coronary angiography, varicose veins and skin lesions. We have identified the top 25 procedures and are targeting them to begin with in spending the first €5 million. We will build from there.