Ms Rosarii Mannion:

Thank you very much, Chair. I will start by taking Deputy O'Connell's questions in sequence, because a lot of them pick up the latter points. I have referenced this previously in the discussion this morning and on two previous occasions when I attended the committee here. None of these issues is new to me or surprise me regarding the requirement for planning for the workforce, for maternity leave, for scheduled and unscheduled absences; and governance regarding recruitment, adhering to our licence etc., all of which are set out in minute detail in this particular report which was chaired by Professor Tom Keane, and which we have referenced previously.

I know we have a lot of reports and I am happy to share this report, but there is also a detailed implementation plan that accompanies this document that we have been working on very diligently since the publication of the report in February 2017. It will alleviate some of the concerns that Deputy O'Connell has raised about advanced planning, and some of Deputy O'Reilly's questions regarding how we monitor contracts of indefinite duration, whereby we have introduced a fully integrated, automated e-recruitment system for doctors. We are getting live feeds from the Medical Council in terms of data. That is the doctors integrated management e-eystem, DIME. I have previously offered Deputies a visual demonstration on this system if they would like that and I trust that might alleviate some of the concerns regarding these issues for the Deputy. Very quickly, if I could go down through the questions-----