Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 73501-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the surge staffing capacity available for infectious disease screening during periods of elevated risk. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 73501-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the current surge staffing capacity available to the HSE for infectious disease screening during periods of elevated risk, expressed in whole time equivalent posts, by staff grade, and by region; and to state whether her Department has identified any staffing shortfalls relative to surge planning assumptions.
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