Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the sincerity of the Deputy's presentation. I value her raising the issue, even though the recruitment of staff is an operational issue for the HSE. The Deputy has suggested because the post is part time, it is not getting the attention from people who could fill that position. I will engage with the HSE on that. The recruitment processes need to be speeded up, accelerated and there needs to be greater innovation in recruiting people. The HSE has recruited approximately 11,000 people in the period between the latter part of 2020 and now. That is a lot of people who have been recruited. A bit of creativity could be used here, through the creation of a whole-time equivalent post. It is funded, so just get on with it and get it done in some shape or form.

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