Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 September 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021

9:30 am

Mr. Paul Reid:

There is a range of incentives. We recruit internationally as much as we can for nursing and other medical grades. The Deputy mentioned a figure of €4,000. The figure can range between €4,000 up to €15,000 or €20,000 depending on the relocation package. We gave some of details yesterday at the Joint Committee on Health and I am happy to give a breakdown of the figures for expenses. This year, we have recruited about 1,200 international nurses. All graduates are offered placements through the colleges. We are recruiting internationally from India, Pakistan and other countries and we offer good terms.