Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are serious issues around health and safety. The Minister of State has a White Paper target of 9,500 recruits despite massive non-compliance with the working time directive and numbers that fall below 9,000. What is the pathway of recruitment? If the Minister of State strives to achieve the White Paper target of 9,500 and compliance with the working time directive, there is a mismatch in respect of the work that can be done. Does the Minister of State need to review the White Paper recruitment target? Should the number be much higher as the Minister of State strives to achieve compliance beyond the working time directive? The Minister of State and maybe everyone involved in this process are not being genuine with people who want to implement the working time directive. The headline number of 9,500 as a target, despite non-compliance, will be a mismatch even if the Minister does achieve compliance. What is the Minister of State doing about the White Paper and achieving compliance?

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