Ms Teresa Cody:

The process in which the Minister has asked the HSE to engage is to establish the factual position on what happened with pay reductions and whether, when and to what extent reductions in pay rates were applied during the crisis in each relevant organisation; whether, when and to what extent restoration of pay reductions has happened, and to identify, with appropriate supporting evidence, the financial implications for each organisation, taking into account all sources of funding associated with addressing the issues identified and to propose an appropriate plan for phased resolution in each case. That is the fact-finding process under way.