Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State mentioned the staff census of 2022. The 2023 staff census has yet to be published. Does the Minister of State have a date for when it will be published? I know it was delayed because of the industrial action but I wonder is there a date for that in order to be able to compare across the board.

I wish to focus on my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. The HSE-run team in Monaghan had a vacancy rate of approximately 40%. The Cavan team, which is a section 39 organisation, had a 60% vacancy rate. The Minister of State indicated to me before that in this recruitment campaign there were approximately 80 applicants in the CHO 1 area. Does she have figures of how many of those people have actually been offered positions within that area or specifically within the Cavan and Monaghan area?

How long is the recruitment taking? I know that sometimes there are significant delays with CORU. Have those delays been addressed? Time is of the essence. We are all hearing from families who are looking for services and not getting them at the moment. Recruitment needs to be beefed up as quickly as possible.

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