Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa
9:30 am
Ms Ashley Connolly:
Yes. We see fewer with a company once I highlight that company, but if we open up a different website, we see the number increasing there. It is a bit of a cat-and-mouse game. From the previous meeting with the CEO and Secretary General, my recollection is that there are up to 10,000 agency workers in the HSE. That number is alarming and much higher than ever before. We can see that in the figures the HSE provides us through FOI requests. However, it is important-----