Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion

Mr. Robert Watt:

Before the Covid pandemic, there were plans to look at the structure of the Department. Many changes took place and many people were reallocated from functions. Many functions were put in abeyance as staff were reallocated to deal with Covid. Approximately 150 or 200 staff were affectively on Covid activities. Most people are now moving off those and they will be reallocated. As part of that, we are restructuring. We are setting out a change in the overall priorities and based on those priorities we will look at the structure and we will reallocate the resources to reflect both the strategy and the structure.

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