Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The HSE is getting massive sums of money each year and there are five Ministers in the Department of Health. Nevertheless, we do not have enough front-line staff. It has become apparent again in recent days that the HSE is hiring clerical and administrative staff at a 3:1 ratio as against front-line staff. That is where we are falling down. That is why we have queues in the accident and emergency department at Tralee hospital. That is why we had 27 people on trolleys the day before yesterday.

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