Ms Emma-Jane Morgan:

I might add to what Ms Donohoe said about capacity within Northern Ireland. That is something we are conscious of in the design of the statutory scheme and it is something one of the contributors also mentioned back in March. There was a concern that we would not want to create a scheme that could not meet the demand. That is something we are conscious of, we are looking at the design of the scheme and it is something we engage with our Northern Ireland counterparts on. On the new Republic of Ireland reimbursement scheme, I do not have full figures for how many people are availing of it but I understand that over 500 people have availed of it so far. They have modelled their scheme on ours, including the 12 months, the administrative basis for it and everything else. The decision taken by the Northern Ireland Executive at the time was to implement a 12-month administrative scheme. It may end up in a similar space to us in extending it but we are working closely with our Northern counterparts to discuss the parameters of our scheme, how it is working, the benefits for patients on both sides and the shared solidarity across the island to ensure people can access healthcare.