Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

The new public consultant contract is a key policy initiative in trying to provide an attractive contract. We also have an international advertising campaign. There is a great deal of focus on trying to provide more attractive terms and conditions so that we can get people into as many of those vacant posts as possible. As the Deputy mentioned, a good chunk of our €750 million of agency costs is spent in the medical space, including consultants. Some of those posts are in hard-to-fill areas where there may still be challenges, but there is a focus on trying to fill as many of those vacancies with permanent consultants as possible.