The HSE spent more than 31-and-a-half thousand euro a day on agency staff at University Hospital Limerick last year.
New figures, released by the Health Minister to Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Louise O’Reilly, also show that almost 7-thousand euro per day was spent at Ennis General on casual workers.
In 2017, UHL spent a total of 11.5 million euro on agency staff, while the spend at Ennis General Hospital was close to 2.5 million.
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Sinn Féin General Election candidate in Clare, Noeleen Moran insists that full-time jobs in our health services need to be made more attractive, so that permanent staff are hired and retained.
