Mr. Robert Watt:

The key focus this year has been on the long waiters. Obviously, people waiting for 12 to 18 months or longer is not appropriate. It causes an awful lot of pain and suffering for people, particularly if they are waiting for a procedure. I do not know exactly what the numbers cited by the Senator refer to but this is an area we are focusing on. Mr. Mulvany set out earlier the targets to reduce the number of people who are waiting and that is a key objective of ours.