Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I asked another question. How come the agencies are able to get the personnel and yet the HSE cannot do so? We have a deficit of 4:1. Do the agencies pay more than the HSE? Is it that people who have retired return as agency staff because the hours or whatever suit them better? I am puzzled by the fact that agencies can hire personnel yet the HSE cannot do so where there is a 4:1 deficit.