Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for that response. I welcome the change he outlined but I am not convinced that all of the posts will have two or three year contracts, and we should move towards that. Certainty and security are important. Administration could be cut by more than 50% if we had two year contracts. That is how we should be moving. I will continue to raise the matter with the Minister for Health. We must ensure we are ready to deal with the vacancies that will arise on 1 July 2013. I thank the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for taking the time to be with us in the Seanad today and to deal with the matters raised.