Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Even if they are included, they should not be just a footnote at the end of the total number of employees. On page 9, the total staff number is given as 107,000. They are excluded from the chart on page 9. They are not even included in the early part of the accounts. Mr. Mulvany understands what I am saying. I am sorry, I am covering a few points here. The reason I linked that to the long-term residential care is that the latter is obviously increasing and the home help figure is decreasing.

Regarding page 163, the witnesses may be able to clarify a myth. At the bottom of that page, there is a summary analysis of pay costs. The total HSE pay costs for 2016 are listed as €4.833 billion and then there is agency pay of €277 million, together totalling €5.11 billion. That agency figures represents less than 5% of the total HSE bill.