Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I am also quite interested in the analysis that he and his Department will have done to determine the additional value of those extra hours. Will he say what has been done to quantify the savings made by increasing the hours? How many shifts were covered? How much was knocked off the agency Bill? What extra services were delivered? As I am sure the Minister is fully aware from listening to much of the analysis surrounding the letter he received, it is interesting to look at the productivity involved. Much of the analysis involves talking about the productivity of workers who have a better work-life balance. I am interested in seeing the analysis the Minister and his Department have carried out with regard to that productivity.

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