Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept, first of all, that the introduction of additional beds without the required nursing supports will not function. It will only make a bad situation worse. I have heard the reply concerning a recruitment project that will concentrate on the neighbouring island to, hopefully, encourage the return of nurses who have left. In the interim the situation maintains and could, as Mr. O'Brien has quite rightly pointed out, get just as bad as it was a week ago. Is any consideration being given to localised recruitment on a temporary interim basis, including former nursing staff whatever the circumstances of their leaving service? Is any consideration being given to that as an interim measure? No matter what recruiting campaign the HSE embarks upon, it will take some little time.