Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I contend that the Taoiseach is misleading the House about this issue. There is an embargo in place right across the board. However, it is not referred to as an embargo. According to a letter from St. Joseph's hospital in Stranorlar, "interim control measures" were introduced in April 2019. That is coming from the HSE. Those measures apply nationally. The Taoiseach may not have figures specific to Donegal, but he has the national figures because he has a Minister for Health, as he so eloquently said in response to the previous question. I have two letters here from the HSE which list hundreds of posts, over pages and pages, that are on hold and cannot be filled because of the recruitment embargo, or the "interim control measures" that are in place. When will the Government lift the interim control measures and ensure that people can actually receive treatment in our health services?

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