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

I raised the HSCP issue with Mr. Gloster at the break. I endorse the campaign that is under way at the moment. We had a situation in the Department where it was doctors who were represented on management and we had a battle to get nurses represented and to have a director of nursing. Then we had a battle to get HSCPs represented in management in the Department. Finally, that was achieved. That has to be mirrored then in the regions. Health and social care professionals are a key component of our health and social care and they must have high-level representation.

On the nurses, Ms Kenna mentioned earlier the percentage of nurses who are agency nurses. She talked about a very high percentage in small units. Does she have an overall figure for what percentage of nurses are agency nurses?