Mr. Liam Woods:

-----and there were people on long waiting lists. To answer the Deputy's point about the line of accountability in that regard, it comes under the supervision of clinical directors and local hospital managers.

The Deputy asked whether clinical directors practised. Broadly, they tend to be engaged in clinical practice. Do they give themselves an advantage? As far as I am aware, hat is not the case. They tend to engage in very extensive dialogue with their clinical colleagues.