Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will brief. I thank the delegates for their presentation. Mr. Doran identified in great detail a huge mismatch in skills and experience resulting perhaps in lives being put a risk from what we have read in the reports. These measures were being implemented without consultation. I find this unbelievable because measures should not be implemented without consultation.

I note research was conducted EU-wide. Is further research required on nursing staff profiles in the State and what would the benefits of such research be?

I wish to raise an issue on which Senator Colm Burke touched. How much is being spent on agency and nursing staff? How does this reflect the amount the HSE wants to save?