David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Just on that - if they are correct - when we say validation am I right in saying that if it is a figure of 110,000, that is 110,000 people who came off waiting lists, not because they were seen by a consultant or not because they were treated, but simply because there could have been duplication, they no longer require care or they were seen elsewhere in that they might have been referred to two or three specialists? Whatever the reason, am I right in my understanding of what that means?