Ms Rosarii Mannion:

On the increase of 13 nurses, I prepared that report. That did not factor in the student nurses in the system or take into consideration the 1,500 graduates offered posts between now and year end. The actual headcount increase, the additional nurses, was in excess of 443. On any one day, there are 1,000 nurses in an agency who are not within that figure.

Will we get there by December? I do not know. Suffice to say, we will be making our best efforts. As I said, it was agreed 736 of the figure would be through agency conversion. Why has that not happened year-to-date? The final quarter is always the one where one sees conversion taking effect and being visible in headcount and on payroll. That is why I am optimistic.