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

I thank the Deputy. She hit on several key elements but the core one she speaks about is the recruitment and retention crisis that our health and social care professionals and providers are facing. While I hear what the Deputy is saying about recruitment and retention in section 39 organisations, I do not believe the issue is unique to them; it arises right across the board. The section 38 organisations are experiencing it, as is the HSE, although not to the same extent as the section 39 organisations. The Minister and I are working tirelessly to work the levers of all our colleagues in the Government to impress on them the importance of addressing this matter. To be honest with the Deputy, no one is better placed than her when it comes to forcing the hand of any Minister who sits in this row in providing the vital supports needed by our section 39 colleagues.

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