Mr. Bernard Gloster:

To be fair to section 39 agencies, we are all aware of the long-term challenge they have had on pay restoration. It would be a dreadful thing if we suddenly told them they could not recruit. The only people included in my recruitment pause, and in the numbers in this regard, are those employed by section 38 and HSE organisations. Section 38 organisations are the big hospitals and disability providers. Section 39 agencies are absolutely free to recruit.