Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023

9:30 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

The number the Chair was looking forward is approximate because we measure it on volume price. Approximately 11,000 or 12,000 people are agency workers across the health service. In the management administration position, that was running at about 1,200 during the summer. It has pared back a little bit. It could probably be 900 or 950. I would love to know where there is an agency worker in administration for seven years. I will offer them a permanent job tomorrow because I will save 20% of the cost.