Ms Ashley Connolly:

I have seen reports that would identify the number of posts that were vacant in the system. If this is loaded up in a data run, it would eliminate these posts and they will not exist when you go back onto the system. If you looked at a report in July, it would tell you how many posts were vacant on 31 December across different areas, in each of the CHOs and hospital groups. If the HSE runs this system change, you will not see that data anymore. We know for a fact that these positions existed and have not been replaced, because we can outline the impact that non-replacement is having on various waiting lists throughout the country.