Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 November 2014
121. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current hospital consultants’ contracts and if any changes are envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43414/14]
View answer128. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if consultant contracts will be revisited before the rollout of universal health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43421/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 128 together.
The current Consultant Contract can be found on the HSE's website at http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/Resources/Terms_Conditions_of_Employment/ccontract/ccj13.pdf. Given the provisions in the current contract regarding consultants' private practice, it will have to be revisited before the rollout of universal healthcare.
