Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

I will remind myself about it. There will always be a target, stretch or otherwise, for income. Once there is a charge for income on the basis we have, while I am not commenting on legislation, all other things being equal and after the clinical issues are dealt with, one will end up prioritising single rooms for private patients if there are any available, which there will not be in many hospitals. That is whether the target is ordinary, stretch or any other. That is the impact of having a charge and there is no point in denying it. That is part of it. Policy may change following the Sláintecare report and if the committee that is sitting decides that is practical. I am not commenting on the policy.