Mr. Robert Watt:

We have the NTPF, which is set out in Vote 38. There was, I think, €100 million allocated to the NTPF for 2020, of which €80 million was spent. Obviously, Covid impacted upon that. For 2022, the Government has allocated €150 million for the NTPF so that will increase the number of procedures it is able to purchase in the private system.

We also have the Safetynet procedures, which are about critical time dependent care and is non-NTPF. A lot of people are being treated in private hospitals. Last week, we occupied 1,800 beds in a given week. A significant number of people are now getting procedures, thankfully, with that. The plan is to extend Safetynet for the period ahead, particularly if we are dealing with another surge in the hospital system and increase that.