Mr. Liam Woods:

In terms of her observations on waiting lists generally, the Deputy is correct. We have seen significant growth in the time of Covid-19.

With regard to the heads of terms, it has been referenced already that there was a provision, which has been exercised, to undertake work that is non-Covid related. There are detailed interactions with each of the private hospitals around that and the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, as I referenced earlier, has also played a role in identifying patients who are currently on waiting lists and can be treated. The challenge for us, as the Deputy has rightly identified, is to do as much as we can between now and the end of June and negotiate an arrangement going forward that allows us to provide appropriate care.