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

On the structure of staffing in the HSE, the criticism is often made that it is top heavy. Mr. Gloster told us earlier what he is doing to reduce private consultancy use. The figures published by the HSE would indicate there is an element of the organisation being top heavy with regard to clerical grades. As a general rule, I do not subscribe to the trope of there being too many managers. However, when you look at the actual clerical grades it looks like it is more than one to one between senior grades and entry grades or clerical officers. Does Mr. Gloster accept that criticism, because the figures bear that out?