Ms Magdalen Rogers:

That was the go-ahead from HSE HR. That is our understanding. We can clarify that with the clinical programme. It is my understanding that it was late April or May by the time those letters went out to hospitals. Understanding the specialist nature of neurology nurse specialists, there is a limited pool so it takes time to get that turnaround to have those nursing posts advertised and to select suitable candidates. We know the nurses are there but it takes time to recruit to these posts. It was an impossibly tight window to try to get those nurses recruited. It is really important that when this current recruitment freeze is lifted, those posts will be recognised and protected.