John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number filled on a temporary basis; the number filled by doctors not on the specialist register; the number unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of these unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42405/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy with the data sought as soon as possible.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider waiving the annual registration fee for doctors, nurses and other frontline staff who have been so important during the effort to protect communities from Covid-19. [42408/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, there are six statutory health and social care professions regulators in Ireland - the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the Medical Council; the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland; the Dental Council; the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, and the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council. Funded through the annual retention fee paid by registrants and other sources, these independent regulators are responsible for the regulation of the relevant professions and carry out these statutory obligations to protect the public and to promote high standards in the relevant professions.  Under the respective legislation I as Minister have no powers to waive fees.