Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend the Minister for tackling this issue and attempting to resolve this matter. I do not know if I agree with the comparison that he makes with himself to Alexander the Great's ability to cut the Gordian knot, but I have a concern, Mr. Chairman, with the perception of what is happening out there. Also, I have a concern as to how fair this whole concept is to the boards that did not overspend.

I have heard this comment made that the penalty for overspending at the health boards has been new dollars. I want to know, if I could ask, what the discussions were with the boards that did not overspend. Is there any kind of incentive being provided at all with these boards that did not overspend? There are a couple that did not overspend. It just does not seem fair that we are providing new dollars to the boards that did not handle our money properly, or had some reasons for overspending, and not the other ones.