Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

Absolutely. If the Deputy shares details of the particular hospital or consultant who raised that with him, we will be happy to check it out. My colleagues can also comment on it in a moment.

On category C consultant contracts, as the Deputy will be aware, the policy is to move towards a public-only contract and we would much prefer to work with our consultant colleagues and others to get them access to theatre than lose their skills to the private sector. We do not see that as a solution.