Mr. John McCarthy:

The fiscal space is calculated on the basis of the change in expenditure. Let us say that under the technical calculations the Commission says that spending can grow by 2.4% for this year and that worked out at X billion - I cannot remember the number off the top of my head. The figures for expenditure growth will still be 2.4% this year because the €250 million is included in last year's expenditure and this year's expenditure. There is no change in the level of expenditure arising from the AHBs.