Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We all know the HSE is having a major problem with recruitment to the sector. What will the Government do on training and education? Will it roll out apprenticeship programmes? This will be a never-ending story. Would it not be better if the HSE recruited and trained staff in order that we could provide the service at a cost of €14 or €15 an hour as opposed to outsourcing it at a cost of €25 an hour?

On the four hours, many HSE workers are only working four to five hours a day. How is it proposed to calculate their time for mileage? Will it be over two weeks or something like that?

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