Carroll MacNeill plans in-house HSE ‘agency’ staff to reduce payouts to outside companies (opens original article in a new tab)

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill plans to establish an HSE 'agency' staff bank to reduce payments to third-party companies and address rising agency spending costs.

• Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill plans to create an HSE 'agency' staff bank to reduce payments to third-party companies
• Health service spent €903.4 million on agency staff in 2022, up €100 million from the previous year
• Carroll MacNeill wants to establish a staff bank to end the 'off-framework' model of agency spending
• The minister emphasized converting temporary posts to permanent positions as a key tool to reduce agency reliance