Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 68781-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the current number of recognised training posts in pain medicine. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 68781-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health to set out the current number of recognised training posts in pain medicine, the number of trainees in the current cycle, the expected number of new consultants qualifying in pain medicine over the next five years, the attrition rate from this specialty, and any planned expansion of training places for 2026.
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