Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy very much for his question. This year, the HSE will hire 2,268 whole-time equivalents, WTEs, where there is no embargo in place. Some 68 of those will be across the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS.

The Deputy is seeking a disregard for specific staff. I ask him to forward the details to me. Disregards have been given for various whole-time equivalents in specific areas. In December last year, even though an embargo was in place, more than 900 staff were recruited because they had already been in train. Also, as the Deputy knows, there is no moratorium on newly trained nurses or consultants.

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