James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

To put this issue in context, I met nursing representatives yesterday, who told me that in the last 18 months approximately 2,700 nurses have left the system. This may not represent the loss of 2,700 whole-time equivalent posts but it is nonetheless 2,700 people. How many managers and administrators have gone in that time? The Minister's answer was not greatly informative. How many health service staff have expressed an interest in taking redundancy and when will they be let go?

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