health
€350m HSE surplus from under-recruitment will fund Covid costs and pay restoration
The HSE’s 10,000-staff recruitment target became the subject of controversy in February, when the Business Post revealed that an official in the department had called it ‘batshit’ in an internal meeting
Hundreds of millions of euros left over as a result of the HSE’s inability to meet its recruitment targets for this year will be used to fund Covid-19 issues, as well as pay restoration for those affected by recession-era measures on working time.
The Department of Health expects to have up to €350 million left over as a result of the HSE’s inability to hire the 10,000 whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff it has funding for, ...
