Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Kinsella for his excellent presentation. Workforce planning entails a number of activities, but the main thrust is to have the right amount of people in the right place at the right time. The common refrain is that the HSE is top-heavy with management, in that there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Has this been borne out by Dr. Kinsella's studies?

Is there sufficient talent management within the HSE? Are high achievers being rewarded within the system or is promotion due to seniority still an issue? How do we address this or has Dr. Kinsella examples of how it was tackled in his other models?