Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2014
222. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of medical registrar training posts allocated by the RCPI to Letterkenny General Hospital; the way that allocation compares with other hospitals across the State. [6015/14]
View answer223. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the person who funds the medical registrar training posts at hospitals; the person who allocates them; and the way this allocation mirrors service provision. [6016/14]
View answer224. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the way the provision of training posts to hospitals affects those hospitals. [6017/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 222 to 224, inclusive, together.
Under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 it is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE), in co-operation with the medical training bodies and after consultation with the Higher Education Authority, to undertake appropriate medical workforce planning for the purpose of meeting specialist medical staffing and training needs of the health service on an ongoing basis, and to assess on an annual basis the number of intern training posts and the number and type of specialist medical training posts required by the health service. In this context, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the Executive for direct reply.
