Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister referred to the recruitment of additional consultants. Have particular areas been prioritised in that regard? There are several areas in which there is a shortage of consultants. Have those areas been prioritised? What particular areas have the Department and the HSE decided to focus on?

I refer to amending legislation relating to people who were not regarded as being on the specialist register that was put in place. However, the regulation has not been put in place by the Department. When is that likely to happen?