Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2026
1233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current maximum whole-time equivalent workforce ceiling for 2026 constrains the completion of the agency conversion programme; and whether any adjustment to this ceiling is under consideration. [33240/26]
View answerThe current HSE Whole Time Equivalent ceiling for 2026 is 136,606.
The number of WTE employed by the HSE at the end of March 2026 was 130,843, an increase of almost 2,000 since the beginning of the year.
This means that, subject to fiscal rules on public spending, the HSE can hire a further 5,763 WTE without breaching the existing ceiling.
