Senator Ryan raised the question of funding. Any intellectual engagement on the issue of health must acknowledge the significant increases in funding. While it may be argued that they are building on a historically low base, we can demonstrate improvements in a range of areas. When I last attended the House to debate the health services, I said the way forward involved a combination of investment and reform. This year alone, an additional €1 billion has been allocated to the budget. Following the revised Estimates volume, health spending should approximate to 8% of GNP. Before the revised Estimates, gross spending was approximately 7.93% of GNP, or a net figure of 7.63%, but that did not take account of the most recent increases between the original Estimates last November and the revised Estimates volume early this year.