I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. I understand that informal exploratory discussions have been taking place between St. James's Hospital, the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, and the Medical Faculty of Trinity College Dublin regarding the scope for the integration of their governance structures.
It will be for the three institutions, in the first instance, to come to a view as to whether such integration would be in their best interests. As far as I am aware, there is no question of any change in governance arrangements without the agreement of all the parties involved nor is there any question of a diminution of services.