Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 31 May 2001

Vol. 537 No. 4

Written Answers. - Consultancy Posts.

Bernard Allen

Question:

102 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has received a report form Comhairle na nOspidéal recommending that the number of consultant immunologists posts should be doubled from four to eight and that there should be four regional centres based at Beaumont Hospital, St. James's Hospital, Cork University Hospital and University College Hospital, Galway; and if he plans to implement those proposals. [16384/01]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

The report referred to by the Deputy will be considered by my Department and health agencies in the context of available funding and competing priorities for the development of acute hospital services.