Mr. Liam Woods:

The Deputy has made an interesting reflection. Some of that is about individual choice. A person may choose to work with an agency because he or she plans to move on or is there only for a short time.

Some of our hospitals do what they call bank, which has been the subject of discussion. They look to provide, from within their own staff, extra hours rather than bringing in agents. To go back to address the issue made about the consistency of care, maybe that is a more tenable way to attract additional staff.