Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh for the question. I was delighted to work with the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, to secure 2,068 whole-time equivalent staff out of budget 2024. The service plan was signed off in recent weeks by the HSE board and by the Cabinet last week. We are working through the figures to allocate where the staff will go. This is across all elements of health. There are 2,068 whole-time equivalents funded for this year who will be recruited and put into place as soon as possible.

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