Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion
2:00 am
Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
-----and that is to be welcomed. There is also a focus on consultants, and evening and weekend working. That is all very welcome. I want to ask about the focus on the allied health professionals. What assessment of suppressed roles has been undertaken by the HSE? I ask because we had overhiring in some departments and underhiring in some departments. Also, some parts of the health service are under-resourced because of the pay and numbers strategy and those roles are suppressed. What analysis has been done to identify the location of the shortages? Beyond the consultant piece of the productivity story, what is the next phase?
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