Pádraic McCormack
Ceist:429 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a second plastic surgeon will be appointed to University Hospital, Galway. [397/94]
Written Answers. - Galway Hospital Appointment.
The Western Health Board's request for additional consultant staff, including the possibility of recruiting a second consultant plastic surgeon to University College Hospital, Galway will have to be considered in the light of the board's overall priorities for staffing requirements and development of services, and in the context of resources which may be available for health developments next year having regard to the many competing demands for these resources countrywide.