Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 44002-26
Deputy Rice asked about the lifting of the recruitment freeze on physician associates (PAs). Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarification regarding the lifting of the recruitment freeze on physician associates (PAs); the steps being taken to facilitate the recruitment of PAs into the HSE again; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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