Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
Yes, it has the potential to do that and there is a somewhat arbitrary basis to it, but the simple reality is that the system was funded for a net growth of approximately 6,100 staff and we will have exceeded that by the end of year. That falls where it falls unfortunately.
From next year on, it will be much different because every budget-holding place will have its own pay envelope that will not be cross-referenced with anybody else’s, so they will be able to work to their own. Some areas will do better than others in a pause situation like that. However, most budget-holding areas have exceeded their target this year.
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