Ms Rosarii Mannion:

The question Senator Colm Burke focused on workforce planning and management and administration. Priority 4 of our people strategy specifically looks at workforce planning, which is why we are in a position to provide that good data on the consultant medical workforce. That will be available for all other grades as we progress through the year.

Specifically with regard to management and administration, the question sought the data to be presented in an identical format as our annual report 2015, page 6, which is the way it was presented. I am really happy to get behind that and to provide the specific breakdown in terms of the number of staff who hold grade III, IV, V, VI posts or whatever. It is reasonable and fair to have a differentiation between the various components of management and administration versus the senior posts within the organisation, which in many cases will require a professional qualification. I would be happy to provide all that detail and I will send it to the committee in the next week.