Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke- PQ 4279-26
Deputy Clarke asked about the amount spent annually on agency and locum staffing to provide emergency mental health cover in hospitals. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on agency and locum staffing to provide emergency mental health cover in hospitals, by hospital group.
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