Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32543-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the average hourly cost to the HSE of agency staff compared with directly employed. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32543-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the average hourly cost to the HSE of agency staff compared with directly employed staff across the main staff categories; the estimated additional cost arising from agency staffing in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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