Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 February 2023

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

Yes. A population-based approach is already effectively being used in a number of our services, including this type of area. We look at the population of a particular area in looking at the 91 teams. Whenever the Deputy hears us talk about 90-odd teams, that is because we are specifically doing what she said, which is looking at population and trying to match the staffing. Then, we have to recruit the staffing. Those services are more standardised now than they have ever been. Are they-----

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