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

My question is quite specific. Where there is an awareness that someone is coming up to the retirement age of 65 or 66, whichever it is, is the HSE putting in place a plan 12 months in advance to ensure that consultant is immediately replaced? Around the country at this time, there is a significant number of locum consultants right across the board, and likewise with nursing staff. My understanding is that a lot of these positions are not advertised until the person is gone from the workplace.