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

I wish to mention an issue that concerns consultants and specialists in this area. It is a question that I constantly raise with the HSE. We have a certain number of consultants who work in this area so let us consider the care that needs to be provided and long-term planning. Has the number of consultants who will retire over the next few years been analysed? Has the number of people who are training in this area and will be available to come onstream over the next five years been analysed?