John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)

This is important and I have one supplementary question. It also pays PRSI at a rate of 10.75%, holiday and public pay at 12% and VAT at 21%. It has been estimated that in employing this workforce the HSE must pay a premium of between 30% and 40% on top of wages. These figures point to the fact that the recruitment embargo is failing.

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