Written answers
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Department of Health
Hospital Staff
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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702. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take urgent action to provide the resources to bring the current level of 80 neurological nurses to the European norm of 100 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8839/23]
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 provided funding for an additional 23 nursing staff for Neurology services. These posts will be based in neurological centres across the country and cater to the needs of patients with a range of neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s Disease.
Further detail on the allocation of these posts will be included in the HSE National Service Plan as it becomes available.
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