Ms Laura Magahy:

Up to 1,000 front-line staff is what the budget permits. That is €10 million next year rising to €60 million. They will be in place by the end of next year. We are committed to doing it in a way that links it with services. We could say we will put however many physiotherapists in however many locations and hope for the best but that is not what we are doing. We want it to be linked to services for children, for people either on community waiting lists or to move people from hospital into the community. It will be done linked with services. Mr. Sullivan will be working through the service plan and will be identifying those positions.