Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This should be in place already. If there is a situation where there are 18 junior nurses on with two senior nurses in an accident and emergency department, in fairness to the nurses, they do not have the same expertise and therefore decision making is a slower process. This should be in place now, particularly going into the winter plan, so that there is better turnover and a faster decision-making process.