Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1473. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of missing staff in each profession, grade, section and CHO location in the HSE, for example how many ward nurses are needed to achieve the correct patient to nurse ration in hospitals in CHO1; and how many psychiatrists are missing in each CAMHS area. [56403/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question asked by the Deputy may be delayed in receiving a response directly from the HSE.
