Mr. Peter Lennon:

If it proves necessary but we have no reason to believe it is. One of the first things the HSE did when that legislation was passed was to set up an identity management project. It is only this team that can issue an IHI. There had been some speculation before the legislation was enacted that a hospital could issue an IHI but that would mean there was no integrity in the system. It is only the HSE that issue it.