Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just so it is clear and what I was quoting, page 1998 of Hansard, "It seems to be more around the capacity of the boards to be able to provide this kind of financial information" were the words spoken by the Minister.

The reality being that two of the largest health boards, two of the biggest with the most staff, do not have the capacity to provide this basic information even when all the systems are in place. Could the Minister indicate, since they have made that determination, why is that? Are they going to wait for Mr. Cuff to tell them what to do about it, or is there a way to ensure that that capacity is there and that standard financial and accounting procedures are followed? It seems to me, that since the information is provided, that the department does not accept on face value the information provided by the boards. Thank you.