David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Where does it state that? I do not see it anywhere. It states "for this year". The Minister said that this year we will recruit 51 additional consultants for emergency departments and what it states here, if I can put it to Mr. Mulvany again, is that this was done as part of an analysis to ensure we have a safe and timely service. We will not have those 51 posts on site for this winter. It certainly does not state it here that it will be next year. If they are not in post, then we will not have timely and safe care this year because we simply cannot recruit those consultants quickly enough.