Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Human Resources.

Can the Minister provide the latest available information on the status of public services staffing, specifically the number of full-time indeterminate positions vacant each month to date in the 2016-17 fiscal year by department or agency? And:

1. The number of active staffing actions to fill vacant indeterminate positions in each of these months;

2. The total number of hours and costs of overtime paid during each of these months;

3. The total number of hours and costs of overtime paid during each of these months in positions where backfill is required owing to the positions providing essential services, for example, nursing, corrections, highways maintenance; and

4. The total number of sick days for essential service positions referenced in question number three above.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.