Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa

9:30 am

Ms Linda Kelly:

If you were being cynical, you would be concerned that it is an attempt to thwart the FOI request we submitted. That is our concern. I am sure the HSE anticipates that Fórsa will appeal our FOI request. There is also an issue of principle here. When these figures are in dispute any attempt to hide or disregard them should be called out because nobody, whether in this room or in the HSE, can make good decisions if validated data is not shared between parties.