Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses need to say that because there is a certain impression out there. I hear much about agency staffing costs, in terms of hospitals and so on. I have heard this from the home helps. They say that they are being shoved aside and that agency staff are being brought in to do the home help. That does happen. One hears about the costs to hospitals. I am sure it is said at every forum throughout the country. We hear about the cost of hiring agency nurses. We hear about the cost of agency staff every day of the week. I know it is €277 million, but it is only 5% of the payroll bill. From listening to the public commentary, one would almost believe it is 30% of the payroll. It does not seem to be-----