Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors hired on the Sláintecare contract since September 2021; the number of doctors hired on other contracts since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3027/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The proposed new Sláintecare consultant contract has not yet been introduced, and negotiations with consultants' representative bodies are ongoing with a view to offering a new contract as soon as is practicable.

The total number of doctors employed at the end of 2021 is 12,113 WTE. From September to the end of 2021, the Medical and Dental staff category has had an overall increase of 247 WTE. 74 of these are at consultant grade. Any recruitment that has occurred in January will be available in the census provided in late February.