Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 April 2019
184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapists who were interviewed in 2016 and were placed on the national panel for physiotherapist staff grade in order of merit must now re-interview to be placed behind 2017 and 2018 panellists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17979/19]
View answer185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the 2016 national panel for physiotherapist staff grade is being disbanded while the supplementary panels of the original 2016 panel carried out in 2017 and 2018 will remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17980/19]
View answer186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the physiotherapy profession and their representatives in relation to the national panel for physiotherapist staff grade and improvements which could be made to the way in which it operates. [17981/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 186, inclusive, together.
I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
