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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026

Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Questions (2169)

Ken O'Flynn

Question:

2169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has adopted any population-based workforce planning benchmark or consultant-to-patient ratio for the provision of chronic pain services; if so, to specify the benchmark applied; and if not, to explain how the adequacy of current consultant capacity is assessed for governance and service planning purposes. [74400/25]

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Written answers

As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

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