Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 26 May 1994

Vol. 443 No. 3

Written Answers. - VHI Total Cover Scheme.

Michael McDowell

Question:

42 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have signed the VHI total cover scheme in the psychiatry, paediatrics, radiology, pathology, obstetrics, medicine, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery and ophthalmic surgery areas.

Mary Harney

Question:

51 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Health the consultants who have signed the total cover scheme; the number who have public contracts; the number who are private practitioners only; the number who are locums; and the number who are retired.

Minister for Health (Mr. Howlin)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 51 together. I am arranging to have circulated in the Official Report tables which set out the information requested by the Deputies.

VHI Total Cover Scheme

Table 1

Speciality	Number of Participants
Psychiatry	115
Paediatrics	54
Radiology	92
Pathology	—
Obstetrics	36
Internal Medicine	71
General Surgery	89
Orthopaedic Surgery	46
E.N.T. Surgery	20
Ophthalmic Surgery	41
Others	265
Total	829

CLASS="CP">Table 2

Consultants who hold public contracts	638
Consultants in wholetime private practice	26
Retired consultants	0

Note: Table 1 excludes locum consultants.