Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

We gave them €1.99 billion in revenue grants in 2016. That means they represent about 53% of the total grants. If the Chairman is asking what percentage they are of the total hospital budget in 2016, I would have to come back to the committee with the actual figure but it was slightly north of €4 billion. Those 16 hospitals are a third of the total number of hospitals but I estimate those grants represent 55% to 60%, closer to 50%, of the total budget. They tend to be the bigger hospitals. The five Dublin academic teaching hospitals are a big element of that total cost.