Mr. John Connaghan:

I agree that if the facilities are available, then the marginal cost of bringing these onstream has to be considered. It is a rational and good thing to do. On a wider level, it is not just that we need to consider whether we have the staff. We have just had that conversation. We must also consider whether we have the beds and diagnostics to be able to back that up. It is not just about taking a look at theatres. I assure the Deputy that we have excellent oversight on this. We have a national performance oversight group that goes into the detail of this on a monthly basis. The Deputy can hear more about that if he wants from Ms O'Connor. We also have the substructure beneath that of hospital groups and hospital chief executives who know precisely where they are in terms of the facilities they can bring onstream if they have everything put together to do so.