Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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When Dr. McGarry says there is a notional figure out there, does that mean there is an agreed Department-HSE target stating we need X number of GPs? Does that mean we must hire, recruit, train and retain a certain number? Is there an agreed target and a plan to reach that target?