Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the issue of the neurological rehabilitation centre that is planned for Bray. This was first promised in 2018. In July of 2023, a team of 13 specialists were identified. The recruitment process was to start for them and then it all came to a stall because of the recruitment freeze. If a derogation is applied to that centre, those jobs and positions can be filled. I previously raised this with the Tánaiste in March to see whether we could get a derogation on that. The Minister for Health was to refer back to me, but I did not hear anything from him. Will the Taoiseach now take up this mantle and make sure those positions are filled? It is a very important centre for Bray and, indeed, for the entire community healthcare organisation, CHO, area.

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