Mr. Simon McGarr:

That is no problem at all. I believe there is a fix available for the primary problem. As was discussed yesterday, that primary problem is one of trust. Certainty builds trust. As regards the primary solutions that are available, the Minister acknowledged that for the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group to gift or sell to the State the land upon which the hospital will be built is the optimum solution. Until very recently, the owners of that land were bound by Vatican rules regarding the disposal of assets. Those rules tied their hands. The new owners are independent and not tied by those requirements and restrictions. It presents a chance for a fresh start on that question that there is a new and completely independent owner of the site that is not bound by Canon Law. It is worth returning to that question.

However, the key point that I want to stress is that, if the phrase "clinically appropriate" were to be deleted from the governing clauses of each of the documents and the descriptions of what may be provided for within the next 299 years, this would, in itself, provide enormous certainty. It would mean that everything that is legally permissible would be allowed to be delivered in this hospital. As the phrase "clinically appropriate" came from the State side, it appears that it is within the gift of the State to take that improving action. I am conscious of the Chair's time.