Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion

An increase of 3.7%, by comparison with a 17% increase, is totally disproportionate. There was an increase in the number of administrative and managerial staff of 2,600. In the same period approximately 50 additional public health nurses were recruited, which is disproportionate.