Mr. Speaker, it has a variety of uses in the public health area where the public health can, once they're aware of a certain trend and a certain area of concern, redirect some of their attention and focus towards that. The other importance of the information that is being compiled very much in detail is that presently we are working with the health boards, and the health boards are committed to doing a needs study according to the health status of their different regions, of what is needed in the area, what type of support and what kind of focus we have to place on the treatments in the various areas. So, it is a detailed study that is ongoing and, presently, it is being upgraded as time goes by. We're keeping it current. I know it's very important to the planning of health boards to see what kinds of resources are required and will be required.
As we're planning the budgeting for Health, whether it is within the department or in cooperation with health boards, it is important for us to have more planning. We're criticized, as a Department of Health, from time to time, for having expenditures over and above projections. From the knowledge we've gained on the state of health of individuals in various areas, we hope we can do better planning; focus much better on specific disease areas, if appropriate; formulate what types of resources we would recommend; and, work in conjunction with the health boards in the different regions of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.