Ms Rachel Kenna:

I can start from the Department's perspective. Additional funding was given last year to work building up a framework for health and social care professional placements in the HSE. That work has commenced and I might ask Ms Hoey to comment on that. From the nursing and midwifery perspective, extensive work has been done. We have had an unprecedented increase of 225 additional places this year and clinical placements associated with those. There is still significant work required to match the supply projections we are giving. Ms Hoey may want to comment.