Mr. Damien McCallion:

What we are saying is that it is a very significant issue. I and others have called the issue out, including at meetings of Oireachtas committees. There is a Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, hearing coming up shortly and the HSE will be represented at that. These people are not our employees. However, because of the service impact, we see this as a very important issue that needs to be resolved. It is referred to as the pay parity issue for the section 39 organisations.