Dr. Fergal Lynch:

We have some indication but it is preliminary so I would be loath to be definitive about it. We carried out a survey of providers recently and we are just analysing the results. I stress that these are initial provisional results but the survey response as of now indicates that approximately 84% of those providers propose to open over the course of June and July. That is good news. A further 8% indicated that they may open. Adding this 8% to the 84%, we see that approximately 92% indicate a probable intention to open. That is not to say that absolutely every one will open from 29 June; some may open a little later.

It gives us cause for cautious optimism that there will be a significant number of providers out of that 1,800 who will open during the course of June and July. That is very much what we want.