Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).
I would like to ask a pertinent question. The report states that 96,000 people are employed within the health board service throughout the country. It has also been pointed out by the Minister for Finance and other Ministers that there will be no job losses, therefore the 96,000 people will remain in place. If there was rationalisation within an industry, with a reduction in the number of plants from 11 to four plants, would there be job losses as such? How can one sustain all the management tiers if there is a reduction from 11 health boards to four regional health boards?
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