Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-10
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I thank the Deputy for raising this. It is something I have heard about and am concerned about. The service public health nurses provide is essential. Calling to those homes and checking those babies can bring to light issues that need to be brought to light and make sure help is provided at an early stage. There may be a particular issue with staffing in one or two parts of the country. There is a difficulty recruiting public health nurses at the moment. We are definitely working on that. I will inform the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, that the matter was raised today and we will get back to Deputy Richmond with more details as soon as we can.

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Sitting date: 2022-11-10