David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What I am saying is that we are now in May. I have been contacted by healthcare trade unions and have met many hospital managers in recent months and the issue of pay and numbers has come up. Staff in the health service are becoming increasingly frustrated with the recruitment embargo. It is having an impact. When I talk to people on the front line, including hospital mangers, nobody tells me the moratorium is not having an impact, including on community services. The pay and numbers strategy is important. Is it done and just sitting on the Minister's desk?