Mr. Damien McCallion:

We would not disagree with the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine in that we need to look at the long term. The winter plan is about supporting additional capacity in the system and, as Dr. O'Connor and Mr. Mulvany have said, the flow in the system for that period. We are not saying the plan is something that will resolve this in the longer term and it needs to be done in parallel. I do not think there is any point of disagreement on the need to invest in the system and better utilise the capacity that is there, but that is a longer term piece of work. The winter is really just about recognising we get this peak and trying to ensure we minimise the impact on patients as best we can.