Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State
Mr. Paul Reid:
I would be quite happy if the Deputy forwards through the committee the specifics of these cases. I will make a very brief point. As part of recruitment this year we have net increased the number of our doctors and consultants. The number of consultants has been increased by approximately 152 and the number of doctors by almost 1,000. We are quite happy and we are continuously on a recruitment campaign for both. We have had a net increase of 4,700 staff since March, primarily medical, including nursing, midwifery and various other roles. We are recruiting and I am happy to look at any specific case.