Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 33239-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked if the conversion of agency staff to direct employment has resulted in an increase in frontline staffing capacity. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether the conversion of agency staff to direct employment has resulted in any net increase in frontline staffing capacity; or whether such conversions are being accommodated within existing workforce ceilings.
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