Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is difficult capture all the details and I would appreciate getting the tables. I asked the same question a year ago. Similar to the picture across the State, there is a significant vacancy rate. Whatever about posts being allocated, 36% were vacant, which is more than one in three. CDNT2, which covers a large urban area, had 49% vacancy. I recognise that funding is provided for posts but the issue is with demand for services and the vacancy rate. I presume those teams do not have the full complement of staff. There is a huge demand and waiting lists for those services.

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