Ms Angela Fitzgerald:

We had 80 last year. By the time the report was announced we had eight posts in planning and they were approved. There is no specific provision. There is also a lead-in time because, as the Deputy is aware, they have to be at clinical nurse specialist, CNS, level. A total of 107 were in a resource bucket, but the bucket is empty Our objective is to engage in the planning. The difference between a clinical nurse specialist and an advanced nurse practitioner is small, but to get people into training, we will start the process this year.