Mr. Val Moran:

I will make one point on that and I might defer to one of my clinical colleagues, Dr. Ní Dhálaigh or Dr. Crowley. The waiting lists are substantial and a significant amount of care is going to patients who are waiting on these lists. Even for something like a hip operation, that will be a six-month wait. The patient is in a lot of pain while he or she is waiting and being looked after within general practice and managing that pain. That is difficult for the patient and the GP. These are things that need to be looked at but I will pass on to Dr. Ní Dhalaigh to make a point on that.