Commitment

Hire 3,500 additional nurses and midwives

What this means

  • Aontú is a political party that put forward this commitment in its November 2024 general election manifesto.[source][source]
  • The party promised to hire 3,500 additional nurses and midwives by the end of the decade to tackle staffing shortages in the health service.[source]
  • This is a promise only, not yet acted on. It was stated on 21 November 2024 and no delivery date within the decade was specified.[source]
  • The commitment falls under health policy and is aimed at improving frontline care capacity across Irish hospitals and health facilities.[source]
  • For accountability purposes, voters and watchdogs can track whether Aontú pursues this target if the party gains influence in government.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Paul LawlessOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Peadar TóibínOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah O'ReillyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah O'ReillyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Jim CoddOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Emer TóibínOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Dave BoyneOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Paul LawlessOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah BeasleyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Ellen TroyOfficeholder

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Relationship map

Aontú - owned by partyPAontúowned by partyCHire 3,500 additional nurses an…

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Aontú committed to employing 3,500 additional nurses and midwives by the end of the decade to address health service staffing shortages.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Health
Owning party
Aontú
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-21
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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