Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is it true, as has been referred to already, that several people have been tentatively identified as being future employment prospects in the health service, and that they have not been approved or that they are pending? Has any thought been given to non-binding temporary appointments that could be carried forward to the future and approved or not, as the case may be? Can that be done in order to alleviate the pressure at this time?