David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I should point out to Mr. Breslin that on many occasions it was pointed out to him by all of the organisations that were here this morning and by people outside of this room as well that there was not capacity in the public system and that we needed more beds in the public system. The very fact that Mr. Breslin had to go to private hospitals is testimony to the fact that we did not have capacity in the public system. If Mr. Breslin is negotiating a deal, he is coming up with a price. I worked in the car sales industry at one point and if I was selling a used car I would have loved to see people like Mr. Breslin coming through the door. What I am trying to establish from him is whether, when he was negotiating the price, he would have had an estimated cost of what a bed costs in a public hospital, as opposed to what the cost was going to be in terms of this deal for private hospitals.