WATCH: Minister for Health offers update on staff shortages at St Luke's Hospital
Published 3rd Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
Updated 26th Mar 2025, 10:30 GMT
The comments were in response to a question by Carlow-Kilkenny TD, Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Local TD Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere is seeking urgent resourcing for St Luke’s Hospital after Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill admitted it is a 'struggle' to fill medical and nursing roles currently left vacant.
Responding to a question from Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Peter 'Chap' Cleere in the Dáil, Minister MacNeill said Deputy Cleere was right to highlight the issue: "It is not through lack of trying. We have increased our numbers in the healthcare system very considerably but we have the funding and wish to do more," she said.
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