Mr. Robert Deegan:

There will be a need to ensure value for money in the new system so that we can provide the greatest amount of services from resources provided for home care. The Vice Chairman mentioned the different figures. We should make sure that, with whatever figures we use, we compare like with like. That is work we will do. We will need greater clarity on how much the HSE costs actually are. We know from initial work that there have been differences in the hourly rate across the country. There is an average figure but within that average there are obviously differences - some are more and some are less than the average. We will examine that as we develop the policy proposals to ensure that we get the best value-for-money that we can from the resources provided. The Vice Chairman also mentioned the regulator.