asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate financial provision has been made to the Southern Health Board to meet the requirements of the Cork-Kerry community in 1981.

It is envisaged that the allocation for the Southern Health Board for 1981 will be sufficient to enable health services levels in general to be maintained.

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asked the Minister for Health the number of extra posts sought by the Southern Health Board over the past three years; and the number sanctioned.

Nine hundred and seventy of the 1,680 additional posts sought by the Southern Health Board over the past three years have been approved.