Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 60731-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of consultant anaesthetists or pain medicine specialists employed in the HSE. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: November 2025
Updated: December 2025
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 60731-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant anaesthetists or pain medicine specialists employed in the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the HSE’s projected staffing requirements to meet demand identified by TILDA 2025; and whether specific funding has been ring-fenced to expand the pain management workforce in 2026.
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