Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It seems like a chicken and egg situation at the moment. There are a vast number of vacancies and the aforementioned 837 vacancies does not include the promised 1,000 Sláintecare contract posts. There are an enormous number of vacancies and yet people cannot get jobs. The higher the number of vacancies, the less attractive the Irish health service is to work in because the workload is heavier. Can there be any meeting of minds at all? Are our guests aware of anybody in the Department who actually understands this problem and is in a position to do something about it?