Mr. Liam Woods:

The number of clinical staff and doctors employed has risen significantly. The replacement of consultants is not problematic from an approval point of view but, as the Deputy will be aware, there has been difficulty in recruiting consultants in some areas. It is also quite a lengthy process. We continue to recruit and, in fact, we had a number of doctors return to practice in Ireland to support the pandemic response. We will continue to recruit consultants for the remainder of this year in key areas of service priority.