Mr. Robert Watt:

Colleagues from the HSE would be better placed to answer. In effect, the Reeves centre, the surgical hub, has enabled us to accelerate reductions in the waiting lists. The fact the centre is dedicated, focusing on particular procedures and activities, has enabled us to focus the teams and resources and to work in a more streamlined way to ensure patients can be seen quickly and have their treatments. Mr. Gloster or Ms Day might add to that. The Minister, having visited the centre and seen its impact, and knowing it will take a long time for us to build the elective hospitals, decided to move ahead with the surgical hubs. That was really the motivation.