Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is the reason we have put in place the higher levels of investment in the health service, the €14.6 billion to which I referred earlier in reply to a question from Deputy Kelleher. I agree with Deputy Martin Kenny regarding the hiring of front-line speech and language therapists and I want further progress to be made on the matter. The HSE is carrying out a review of how it hires people in the sector. In recent months, the number of people providing the service has increased.

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