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

Every figure I read out relates to filled positions. They are 248 posts that were filled over the past four years. The staff in whole-time equivalents is at 70% in County Meath. CHO 8 covers many counties, but in the Deputy's county it covers those four teams. That is the up-to-date situation with filled positions as we speak. Let us be clear; there is still a vacancy rate of 30%. I am not saying that by any manner of means it is perfect. There is still a long way to go. There is a large population of families there. It is quite an urban-centric county. Many more staff are required to meet the needs of the children on the teams. However, that is the current staffing level.

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