Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister referred earlier to consultant numbers and the level. How many are locums and how many are not entitled to be on the specialist register, even though they have a lawful entitlement to a contract of indefinite duration, which I would not interfere with? What steps are being taken in this regard? I have seen correspondence indicating there is no specific supervision of doctors who may be using the title "Consultant" but who are not entitled to be on the specialist register. I can send that on. What are the numbers?