Mr. Lorcan O'Connor:

It is difficult to give a definitive figure. It is also difficult to give an estimate of the final number of practitioners, although it is likely to be several hundred. In my opening address I stated it would take a number of weeks before we reached critical mass. On the information available to me at this time, I can confirm that the applications process to seek authorisation of practitioners has commenced and that we have received more than 100 applications.