Ms Laverne McGuinness:

I wish the Chairman and members of the committee a good afternoon. I thank them for the invitation to attend the committee meeting this afternoon. I am joined by my colleagues whom the Chairman has introduced: Mr. Barry O’Brien, national director of human resources, HR; Professor Eilis McGovern, director of medical education and training; Mr. Ian Carter, national lead on European working time directive programme; and Mr. Andrew Condon, general manager, human resources.