Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy David Cullinane - PQ 48672-26
Deputy Cullinane asked about the estimated cost of providing 2 consultant psychiatrists in each emergency department. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing two whole-time equivalent consultant psychiatrists in each emergency department; the number already employed in this regard; the net cost for the additional number required; and the number required, in tabular form.
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