Ms Susan Clyne:

I will ask my colleague, Dr. Gilligan, to answer the first question about the temporary builds.

On the second question about the use of the private hospitals, we cannot get into this position where we think the private hospitals will save us. If the number of beds available in the private and public hospitals are added, we are still below capacity. The previous Government decided not to renew the contract with the private hospitals. I understand the private hospitals and the Department of Health are in discussions as to how capacity may be used in the event of a Covid-19 surge but we are still getting away from the fundamental problem of capacity. There is a way to move towards that. People may be a little queasy about the idea of temporary builds but temporary is better than no builds. I will ask my colleague, Dr. Gilligan, to elaborate on that.