Ms Angela Fitzgerald:

There was a question asked earlier about the streamlining as a result of the establishment of groups. We still have a number of consultants who work across groups. For example, in the Dublin area a consultant could work in the Dublin Midlands hospital group but could also have links to Cappagh hospital, which is part of the Ireland East hospital group. It is important not to double-count. The percentage is very small no matter what lens one applies on the public-private mix. If one looks at the total volume of activity, including emergency activity, elective activity and in-patient and day activity, the percentage of private patients is fairly constant. It is around 20% but for elective day cases it is far less, which confirms the level of non-compliance is quite small. We can make that information available if required.