Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will put a ten minute timer on my phone because I do not want to eat into anyone else's time. I have a number of questions, several of which relate to staffing. We all know, and the witnesses know as well as I do, that low staffing levels contribute to an inability to practise proper infection control. When a place is short-staffed it makes it almost impossible. This morning, we heard from the INMO that nurses are still being issued with three-month contracts. As we face the prospect of a second wave, which we all hope will not arise, I have to ask Mr. Woods about the issue of these three-month contracts versus permanent contracts. Where does he stand on that? Is it the intention of the HSE to issue permanent full-time contracts to people where, let us be honest, there are permanent and full-time vacancies, or is it intended simply to muddle on and plug the gaps with three-month contracts?