Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that the Department cannot be abreast of the difficulties and challenges across every sector of the economy. I also accept that it is engaging with the parent Departments of the various sectors. I do not believe that there is full appreciation of the serious challenges that exist within the hospitality, haulage and private health sectors. We know the challenges around retaining nurses in our public hospitals.

The challenges are twice as great in many private sector facilities. The problem is compounded by the issue of less qualified staff working in these sectors.