Hospital Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 February 2005

Thursday, 24 February 2005

Ceisteanna (106)

Dan Neville

Ceist:

103 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the consultant staffing levels for psychiatry in each of the years 2000 to 2005. [6453/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

The number of approved consultant psychiatrist posts in each of the years 2000 to 2005 as requested by the Deputy was as follows: 2000 — 225; 2001 — 246; 2002 — 261; 2003 — 276; 2004 — 281; and 2005 — 295, as at 23 February 2005. Source — National Hospitals Office-Comhairle, formerly Comhairle na nOspidéal.