Mr. Robert Watt:

We had a brief discussion on it, and I understand the Government has approved the details and a statement on the detail is being issued or will be issued shortly. Leaving aside the pay, the significant changes will be a proposal relating to rostered hours. Consultants signing up to do a contract will be rostered from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. There is provision to allow consultants outside of their core hours and their public commitments to work off site. There is a proposal, where people sign up to the contract, that treatment of private patients in public hospitals will end, and there are a variety of other issues. The core issues around rostering, the hours worked-----