Mr. Paul Reid:

To look at some of the specifics, my role as leader and CEO of the HSE is ultimately to remain calm in such situations. Some of the remarks would not go down very well and would be uncomfortable for many of my team who are here and who had to experience it. We had dialogue with the Department. Whether recorded or not, we always have very robust challenges both within our own team and the Department. It is always very respectful, I should say. So, yes, some of the commentary hurt but on the substantive issue, I believe that what happened this year in process for forecasting 5,500 people was actually the right process to say upfront, so the Minister is informed and the national service planning process is informed in order that we can make the right decisions earlier in the year rather than at the end of the year. The intent of the process was to say what was happening in the market and the likely outturn that we would all review that which we are doing at the moment. So I think the process was the right one.