Dr. Colm Henry:

We have always had a challenge filling non-training posts. Yes, we have a challenge filling particular consultant posts in model 3 hospitals throughout the country, and this has been the subject of two programmes of work that we have engaged with in national doctors training and planning on reducing the number of consultants who are not on the specialist register, as well as on reducing our dependency on non-training doctors. It is part of our manpower planning to reduce our dependency on both those cohorts.