Mr. Robert Watt:

In respect of radiographers and medical laboratory technicians. While some progress has been made in reform of nursing rosters more needs to be done. There was discussion with the unions in the health sector last week - it may have been reported this week in the newspapers - on a paper which set out some of the proposals being pursued under the Croke Park agreement around roster reform and how the working week is organised. This has the potential to achieve savings, in terms of overtime and premium payments, of hundreds of millions of euro in the health service.