A Sligo councillor has called for the HSE to recruit agency staff directly to combat the body's overspending.

It was revealed last week that almost a billion euro was spent by the health service on agency staff last year.

It comes as the Minister for Health has set the HSE spending limit at 720 million euro annually.

Fianna Fail Councillor and member of the Regional Health Forum Edel McSharry says last year's recruitment freeze has caused the issue:

A Sligo councillor has called for the HSE to recruit agency staff directly to combat the body's overspending.
It was revealed last week that almost a billion euro was spent by the health service on agency staff last year.
It comes as the Minister for Health has set the HSE spending limit at 720 million euro annually.
Fianna Fail Councillor and member of the Regional Health Forum Edel McSharry says last year's recruitment freeze has caused the issue:

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.