Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This matter was raised at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on Tuesday when Dr. Colin Doherty, the national clinical lead for the epilepsy programme, was before the committee. He indicated he was at a loss to understand this because he had been a direct participant in advertising and interviewing during the recruitment process. He could not in any way explain the inordinate delay in closing the appointments. It baffles him. He stated the national epilepsy care programme and the HSE had provided funding for the seven nursing staff required to deliver the programme and, for what he described as unclear reasons, nothing has happened. Cork University Hospital has already invested more than €500,000 in equipment which is awaiting staff.

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