HSE spends €2,600 weekly on hospital staff taxis

The HSE is spending over €2,600 per week on taxis ferrying staff between two hospitals in Limerick city.

HSE spends €2,600 weekly on hospital staff taxis
Fri, 30 Nov, 2012 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

Figures show it spent €137,730 last year on taxis moving staff between the regional hospital and the maternity hospital.

The hospitals lie 6km apart on opposite sides of the River Shannon.

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