Departmental Staff
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-16
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

I imagine the figure of 24% relates partly to secondments and other issues connected to the fact that the Department scaled up for Covid-19 and then scaled back down again. There have been movements. Some are due to retirement and some people are moving on to other Departments, which is normal. I repeat that the Department of Health is in a much stronger position than it was two and a half years ago.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-16