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Mental Health Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Ceisteanna (597)

Ken O'Flynn

Ceist:

597. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns undertaken to fill the 2021 consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in PQ 70457/25; the dates of each campaign; and the policy-level reasons recorded for the campaigns being unsuccessful. [13645/26]

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The role of the Minister for Health is primarily to deal with legislation, policy, overall budgetary allocation, and corporate governance. The HSE is a separate entity to the Department of Health and as such, the HSE has responsibility for matters relating to the staff within their employ or staff going through the process of recruitment with the HSE's National Recruitment Service.

The Department have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

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