In recent years – I regret that I will have to place information about some of these matters on the record for Senator Ryan's benefit – health was by far the biggest beneficiary of new resources available for public services. Over the past four years, under the guidance of the previous Government, funding of the health service has doubled and the debate on health funding has now moved from resources alone to both resources and reform. The Government is committed to working to protecting Ireland's economic and fiscal position as the key prerequisite to providing the funding required to implement the strategy.