Mr. James Menton:

No. We have observed all the commentary and the concerns expressed about the clinical governance phrase in the various legal documents concerning the establishment of the new maternity hospital in Elm Park. That phrase obviously does not feature in any of our documents to do with the new holding company or indeed the constitution of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group. It is a NMH issue. Having said that, and as everybody is aware, the Minister has accepted there are concerns about that phrase and he has committed to reflecting on those. Originally, that phrase was requested by the HSE and was considered by the board of the NMH, ourselves and our legal advisers and we agreed to the insertion of the term into the various legal agreements.

I am not sure whether Mr. O'Raghallaigh wants to comment further on the legal aspects of the phrase.