Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I will move to another area. The annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General includes a chapter in respect of the management of clinical indemnity. Perhaps one of the biggest areas relates to contingent liability. There is somewhere in the region of €4.5 billion involved, and €3.4 billion of claims. The estimated outstanding liability is €3.4 billion. That is decided on a pay-as-you-go basis. I understand the Minister must provide that is done on that basis. Is that something that the HSE seeks or does it come from the Government side?