Mr. Colm Desmond:

The budget for the year was set in accordance with what the Government allocated. It is a requirement of the HSE to deliver the service plan within that allocation. Obviously, significant choices are made as to how to cover the full range of services that need to be provided and funded, as Mr. Mulvany outlined earlier. Within that there is necessarily a management process throughout the year to ensure that, as much as possible, those services are provided within the overall allocation provided by the Government. In addition, as I mentioned earlier, the efficiencies which necessarily should be a part of any service moving forward are built into the system. While they were ambitious this year, they set a basis for how this might be approached in future years. It is very challenging to provide the required funding for the services required and also take account of the unforeseen issues I mentioned in my opening statement. I do not know if that answers the Deputy's question.