Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have asked similar questions to this one on a number of occasions. My primary objective is to ascertain how the Department will decide where to lift the public service recruitment embargo. We are all aware of areas where public service staff numbers are unevenly balanced. This sometimes impacts on the productivity of public services. I heard on the radio this morning, for example, that patients are being kept in ambulances because beds are not available for them. That is the background to the question.

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