Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Tá níos mó leapacha ag teastáil anonn. Caithfimid rudaí nua a dhéanamh chun banaltraí a fháil sa Daingean agus beidh na leapacha ag teastáil sa todhchaí. We will need those beds in the future. It is as simple as that. If the current recruitment processes are not working, we need to consider doing things differently. I am not being cynical but I must say that I keep getting the same answers back from the HSE, namely answers referring to recruitment drives and efforts. At what point do you have to say that this is ridiculous and that we are getting the same answers over and over again and no nurses in? We know there are various reasons for this but we need to consider different models. It is inevitable that if this continues, not only will we not get more beds but we could also see closures of beds. The latter is what nobody wants to see but I believe it will be coming down the line unless there is a change of tack by the HSE.

See this speech in context