Ms Anne Coyle:

On the reduction in Beaumont Hospital's NTPF funding, we went into 2025 with an intention to make a deliberate shift in our waiting list strategy. Our priority in 2025 was to reduce our reliance on externally funded initiatives and to focus on building sustainable capacity within our own services and across our regional networks. With our dermatology waiting lists, for example, we are doing a lot of work with Connolly Hospital, and we are doing gynaecology work with the Rotunda Hospital. We have seen productivity gains through a reduction in our did not attend, DNA, rates. Although we have seen quite a significant increase in referrals and demand for our services, for a similar period this year, we are seeing quite a significant increase in our referral volume through our own internal clinics.