Dr. Siobh?n N? Bhriain:

As people move towards day cases - this goes back to the public only contract - we are introducing a clinical approach to pre-assessment by consultant anaesthetists for patients who require procedures. That reduces the length of time people stay in hospital and reduces cancellations. I do not have any particular data from Kilkenny but it has started down there and has reduced cancellations. We could look at that for the Deputy. As we introduce more and more of these comprehensive pre-operative assessments by our anaesthetist colleagues, that should increase the number of people who can be sent towards day cases.