PQ 333
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department and the HSE do not maintain a record of approved HSE posts that remain unfilled for more than six months; the mechanisms currently used to monitor persistent vacancies of this kind; the way in which her Department assesses the financial effect of these long-term vacancies on the Exchequer and the impact of such vacancies on service delivery and workforce planning; and if she will now direct the HSE to establish a formal audit process for posts that remain unfilled for extended periods. [66568/25]
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333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department and the HSE do not maintain a record of approved HSE posts that remain unfilled for more than six months; the mechanisms currently used to monitor persistent vacancies of this kind; the way in which her Department assesses the financial effect of these long-term vacancies on the Exchequer and the impact of such vacancies on service delivery and workforce planning; and if she will now direct the HSE to establish a formal audit process for posts that remain unfilled for extended periods. [66568/25]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-11-26/333/
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