Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa

Ten years will pass very quickly so we need to start planning now. The number of people who are over 85 years will also quadruple in a decade so additional services must be put in place. We certainly need to start planning for that situation. It is not just a matter of writing this in black and white; it is about implementing a plan year by year between now and 2030, which is a serious challenge. The demographic is not going to change and it will put huge demands on the health service.

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