Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The second issue is retention. If there is an increase in retention, what is that percentage measured against the parameters Tusla is setting down? Mr. McBride is working on the front line and he is dealing with the nitty-gritty of recruitment. If he is finding discrepancies within the NRS and the HSE and he is finding ways to address them, it would be wise and prudent for them to be shared throughout the HSE afterwards to demonstrate how recruitment can be done better. The HSE is facing challenges recruiting nurses, doctors, etc., and some of those are down to process. Salary is an issue at times. I worked in recruitment for years and people often accepted roles for softer lifestyle reasons such as where they wanted to live, starting a family and so on. Salary is important but it is not the only reason. We need to get into the nitty-gritty of that. I welcome Mr. McBride's contribution in this regard. If recruitment is working and we can find the specifics of where it is working, that should be shared across the system.