Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Gloster mentioned the recruitment embargo, the exemptions in place and that, possibly, 5,000 posts have been paused. The impression was given that the people who were hired were not key personnel. People might not see an electrician or cleaner as key personnel or say these were not front-line posts that were paused. Does the embargo include cleaners and electricians? Please give us a sense of the types of jobs that have been paused.