(1) Whether he intends (a) introducing (i) international benchmarking of drugs and (ii) tax exemption on health care and (b) allowing private health establishments to employ doctors at a fixed salary as opposed to fee for services; if not, (aa) why not and (bb) how does he justify that the State does not pay on medication while the private sector does; if so, when will legislation be introduced; (2) whether he intends allowing the public health sector to outsource elective surgery waiting list work to the private sector at tender-agreed prices; if not, (a) why not and (b) how does he intend reducing waiting lists; if so, when will this be done?