Mr. Paul Reid:

On the specific case, I am more than happy to see the details and have the case reviewed. On the wider point, there is very significant pressure across the whole of Government in terms of debt outstanding to the taxpayer and there has been a process in place for a number of years to recover such debt. Obviously the HSE features very significantly because of the level of debt that is outstanding. There has been an ongoing process, led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, across all Departments to improve debt collection and it is only right that we should do so. The agencies that we have engaged are quite professional and are well respected, which is the way it should be. I am very happy to investigate anything that is inappropriate but we have highly respected agencies working with us.