Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It would be totally wrong and that would be a great way to massage the numbers. However, I am not into doing that.

Deputy Ó Snodaigh raised a legitimate point, which was not a reflection on nurses. Nurses are more than capable of doing this. They operate in every area. There have been preliminary discussions and during the suspension, I might be able to check this with the HSE but I am quite confident that the occupational nurses in that area are more than capable. The deciding officer makes the final decision.