Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I will take the questions in reverse order. I met the INMO last Wednesday night at its request. To be fair, it was not a scheduled meeting. The INMO asked me to meet it at short notice, given its concern regarding trolley numbers last week. I was happy to meet with it. I had a good engagement with Phil Ní Sheaghda, the general secretary of the INMO, and her officials last Wednesday night. The meeting related to both the national context and particular concerns in respect of the situation in Limerick on that day. I look forward to meeting the INMO again. I am due to address its national conference in the coming weeks. I do not dispute that we need to pay attention constantly and consistently to the issue of an appropriate and safe environment for patients. That includes the physical infrastructure of the environment as well as the staffing levels. There have been significant growths in the numbers of nurses being recruited but there is no doubt there is a difficulty and challenge on the retention side. That is a matter on which I am very anxious to speak to nurses, as well as all the other disciplines-----