asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of County Mayo (a) the total number of applications for entry on the medical register under the Health Act, 1953, which have been received up to the latest available date, (b) the number approved, (c) the number rejected, and (d) the number under consideration.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Mayo Medical Register.
I am informed by the local authority that (a) the number of applications received for entry on the general medical services register up to the 30th September, 1956, was 9,629. Of these, (b) 8,399 were approved, (c) 1,129 were rejected, and (d) 101 were under consideration.