Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

Yes. I will start with the issue Deputy Murphy O'Mahony raised in respect of retention. We are on record and have been very vocal on the issue of retention being as big an issue as the issue of recruitment. There is absolutely no doubt in our minds that pay is the determining factor. We are not competing. We are not at the races. We have comparative figures which are compiled by our international colleagues in the International Council of Nurses. These compare, on the basis of purchasing power parity, the value of the earnings of an Irish nurse across Asian and European countries. When we compare with Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand, which are the main countries that recruit our members and nurses, we fare very badly.