Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Seán KyneSeán Kyne (Fine Gael)
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Ms Ní Sheaghdha acknowledges in her statement that there has been an increase in the number of nurses and midwives. She explains that the number got back to 39,000 in mid-2019. According to the HSE, the increase is plus 9,300 to 47,584.