Ms Anne O'Connor:

Funding for recruitment is not the issue. The issue is availability and the market. Internationally, there is a common pattern, unfortunately, when it comes to medics and nursing in particular. We know that we lose many of our medics post-qualification to other countries. We struggle to get them back not only in mental health but across the board. We know that we lose people in nursing as well. We have embarked on several initiatives, including overseas recruitment campaigns. We have had all manner of events in Ireland hosted to try to attract staff. We have had staff attending international conferences to try to attract new staff. We have tried just about anything. If there are any other ideas that we have not tried, we would welcome hearing about them. We have a continual programme-----