Mr. John Horan:

Focusing on day cases frees capacity in hospitals which can then deal with what they should be dealing. Certainly Deputy Louise O'Reilly would argue that they should be dealing with such cases. We are freeing capacity for them. In reducing pain and suffering for individuals we can deal with far more by going for lower cost procedures to begin with and build from there. We only have €15 million, with €5 million in this phase. We will not solve a waiting list problem with this money, but it is the beginning of the process. When we receive our €50 million next year, we might move towards what the Chairman is speaking about.