Bernard Allen
Ceist:251 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the fact that there are only six women surgeons in the country and that only about 13 per cent of the country's consultants are women; and if he will give assurances that he will do everything possible to allow women, who find it extremely difficult to get consultant posts because of combining long training schedules with motherhood, every facility to be appointed to consultant posts.