Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Moynihan is right to highlight this as an important issue and I know he will welcome the new staff starting between April and July of this year in his CHO area. This is an area in respect of which the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, also has concerns. The Deputy will accept that it is not a funding challenge. The funding is in place for a number of unfilled posts and there is a recruitment and retention challenge. I know the Minister of State is very conscious of this in respect of CHO 4, which is why he met with the chief officer last Friday. I will ask him to update the Deputy directly.

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