Mr. Damien Peelo:

Like Mr. O'Connor, I was not aware of the educational campus model. However, as to how I envisage it, I can see huge advantages to such a model that is accessible and available at a local level. I do not intend to rehash the discussion we had earlier on ownership. We are going through issues of ownership with the new national maternity hospital. Questions are being raised about land, who owns land and how we can build on it. As Mr. O'Connor rightly pointed out, the discussion on the need and desire for the service outweighs the issue of who owns the facilities. While still trying to change that model of ownership, I think we can get round most things. The State owns property and land. When the State is publicly funding services and has a value-based system around what it is trying to achieve, people are willing to come on board with that. However, it is a difficult task and it requires us to think about it. I do not have the answers right now, but I think it is an interesting model to explore. We must look at how to engage with that and how to bring people on board with that model.