Richard Bruton
Question:126 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the problems being caused in the management of wards by the excessive use of agency nurses with a high rate of turnover which disrupts the continuity of care; the extent to which agency nurses are currently being used; whether his Department applies any ceilings on the use of agency nurses within individual wards; and the proposals, if any, he has to deal with this problem. [16059/97]