Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2012
249. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 11 October 2012, if he is now in a position to provide a comparative assessment of the staffing levels in each of the hospitals in the Louth-Meath hospitals 2011 with current staffing levels in the hospitals following recent cuts to agency and overtime staffing. [50732/12]
View answerThe Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction.
A comparative assessment of staffing levels is a matter for the HSE, and as such, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
