Mr. Damien McCallion:

Ideally, clearly, any strategy would have a multi-annual plan because that allows us to look forward. It is important, however, to look at the total spend in any area, whether it is in maternity, cancer or mental health, because there is a lot of other expenditure outside that. This is one of the benefits of the regions. Mr. Canavan will have the flexibility to look at priorities. For example, if he has pressure or needs are expanded in oncology day wards or day beds, he can then look to see what he needs to prioritise in that. It might not be as big a factor in other parts of the country. Equally, that will all be done under the auspices of the cancer control programme.