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

I thank the Minister. I am aware that the Minister has not received the full report but I am interested in this area because we often see an increase in the use of agency staff, which comes at a cost.

I would be interested in looking at that analysis and whether those additional hours had an impact. Did we see a reduction in the use of agency staff? What I have seen at times has instead been an increase in the use of agency staff. I would also be interested in hearing about the details of the preparations undertaken regarding unwinding these hours. Is it intended that what will be proposed will be in the form of a day off every six to eight weeks, or will it be a few minutes here and there? Will this be something meaningful for the people impacted?

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