David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will finish by saying it is unsatisfactory that we are into May and we still do not know what the pay and numbers will be for the health service. No manager can plan and we cannot hold anybody to account. We do not know what the final outworking of it will be regarding additional recruitment.

I have a quick final question. The figure of 2,200 of net additional increase has been put out there a number of times. When I put it to the Minister when he appeared before the committee, he seemed to suggest some of that will be safe staffing as well and maybe only 1,500 for new development posts. Is that the case? Is that one of the proposals or is safe staffing separate?