Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I do not have the information on the on-call hours to hand. If the matter of the on-call hours is clarified, I will ensure the Deputy receives information on it. As he knows, however, some times there might not be clarity around an issue.

Up to eight hospitals have been identified as having particular challenges with staffing, of which University Hospital, Galway, is one. This is being worked on intensely which is why there was an immediate recruitment of two and a half agency staff to fill staffing gaps. An outside group is conducting a serious review of how the service can be improved, as well as to see where staffing gaps occur because it is not always about the service needing tweaking.

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