Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

The sanction that we received, which is, in effect, from the Government Chief Information Officer, is the final external sanction we need to sign a contract with the software provider for the single platform for finance and procurement which the HSE, or its successors, will use for the next ten to 20 years. It is a significant milestone but, as Mr. O'Brien said, there is still another three or four-year journey at least to design across the system.