Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will he go out there and tell them they have agreed to this situation? If he does, he will get his answer and it will be unambiguous. In January 2013 the Government advertised 1,000 posts for these "yellow pack" nurses. From responses to parliamentary questions I understand that in January this year only 600 of those 1,000 places had been filled. Why have the positions on offer not been taken up? Why have only a little over half of the positions been availed of by graduate nurses?

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