Public Sector Staff
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-04
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Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Dún Laoghaire

They are a hell of a lot more than challenges. There is one nurse to 14 patients on wards in St. Vincent's hospital. We have major shortages of staff across the healthcare system, including mental health services, and among special needs assistants, SNAs. Teachers are leaving Dublin - we have seen the reports - because they cannot afford to live here. Reeling off statistics about public sector recruitment will not cut it.

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Sitting date: 2022-10-04