Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

——for the control and monitoring of locums. I do not want to give an impression that the removal of locums from the system can happen. Locum appointments are part of the structure. The aim of the group set up by Deputy Martin when he was Minister for Health and Children was to make sure there were standards in place for locum services. They are in place, but that does not always mean one will get a suitable person to fill locum appointments.

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