Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied regarding the availability of an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors to meet the requirements at all levels within the health services on an annual basis over the next four years with particular reference to the need to avail of the maximum numbers of medical graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The purpose of the process is to generate sufficient numbers of qualified applicants for the July 2012 intake and for future intakes of NCHDs. This is intended to provide a continual stream of prospective candidates to meet the demand in particularly challenging specialties such as Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry. The campaign includes external and internal press advertising, as well as advertising in medical journal websites worldwide.

I will be receiving regular updates from the HSE on this issue over the coming weeks. However, at present the HSE does not anticipate significant difficulties in relation to the filling of posts for the July 2012 rotation.