Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by an organisation (details supplied) in recent correspondence; the number of nursing vacancies currently unfilled in Tipperary University Hospital; when these positions will be filled; when the recruitment moratorium will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23949/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The current position is that, for 2024, the Minister for Health has secured funding for the recruitment of an additional 2,268 staff.

The Minister has approved the New Developments allocation of the resources relevant to the health budget and plans to recruit these 2,268 additional staff are now in motion. This will enable the HSE to set out its recruitment targets in each area for 2024 and will inform decisions at local level on the filling of available posts.

With regard to the Deputy’s specific question on the number of nursing vacancies that are currently unfilled in Tipperary University Hospital, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.