Ms Angela Fitzgerald:

HIQA has an approved complement of 360 staff and at the moment it has just under 350 staff - around 344 staff. It varies. We have a vacancy factor of around 20 staff at the moment. In line with other sectors we see competition in the marketplace particularly in areas such as information technology, IT, and finance. We typically operate at approximately 360 staff and we now are just around 340 staff.