Mr. Robert Watt:

We did have consultations with the Irish Dental Association and the Minister on 12 April. It approved a substantial increase including the reintroduction of the scale and polish and an increase in fees which I understand have come in from 1 May. There is significant extra funding but there clearly is a problem which is two-fold. There is a shortage of dentists more generally. We have been in discussions on how we can increase the number of dentists and train more dentists. The Chairman's question about salary is interesting. That has not been the approach that we have taken heretofore.