Staffing situations in hospitals across the county have been deemed 'absolutely ridiculous' by Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae.
Speaking at a recent municipal district meeting in Kenmare, he said there's a situation in Kerry, where if the chef in a facility falls sick, there's no one to cover and outside agencies are called in.
Kenmare Community Hospital has been without a physiotherapist for almost two years, he claimed.
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Cllr Healy-Rae says in addition to the problem of finding extra staff, existing staff are not being replaced.
He says there's a perfect facility in Kenmare, but it is absolutely useless if there aren't staff to maintain it.
