John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The point just made by Dr. Hillery was made by the group that was in before him. It is incumbent on this committee to come up with a very strong recommendation about the recruitment process and how to go about it. I welcome anybody who comes in with solutions listed in his or her final paragraph. I think Dr. Hillery suggested that recruitment for a vacant post should start months before a consultant retires. I would suggest a minimum of 12 months to give the system some opportunity to recruit-----