PQ 256
256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff for her Department's funded activities in each of the past five years; whether expenditure has reduced from the €734,192,000 recorded in 2024, which professions and care areas account for the highest proportion of agency spend in each of those years; the specific targets that have been set under the Productivity and Savings Task Force to reduce agency expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38068/26]
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256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff for her Department's funded activities in each of the past five years; whether expenditure has reduced from the €734,192,000 recorded in 2024, which professions and care areas account for the highest proportion of agency spend in each of those years; the specific targets that have been set under the Productivity and Savings Task Force to reduce agency expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38068/26]
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