HSE spent over €163m with linked agency firms during height of covid pandemic

Newly released data for 2021, the latest available, details the hiring of nurses, doctors, cleaners, ambulance staff and nursing home staff, among others.

Almost 500 firms offering agency health staff benefited from HSE contracts at the height of the covid pandemic, with one set of linked companies earning more than €163m.

Newly released data for 2021, the latest available, details the hiring of nurses, doctors, cleaners, ambulance staff and nursing home staff, among others.