Dr. Donal O'Hanlon:

I will address the question of focusing on recruitment initiatives, rather than word-of-mouth recruitment, of which, traditionally, we do a lot. It still goes on. When we start to talk about pay parity and working conditions, it tends to be a very short conversation. I am not aware of any initiative in the past few years that sought to recruit Irish doctors working abroad. The nursing initiative was not that successful, but at least it was an attempt to bring people back. The final point I would like to make about recruitment is that fewer jobs are being advertised, partly because there is a fear that applicants will not come forward.