Ms Colette Walsh:

On agency staff, we have 92 females on maternity leave and it is generally around that level at any point in time. Of the 226, 92 is a good number out of that. Maternity leave is usually for a period of year and it may be longer if the staff member extends that into paternity leave. The minimum term of a maternity leave contract with agency staff is one year. That covers approximately 100 of the agency staff.