Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015
430. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the official policy in relation to the circumstances in which category C consultant posts should be approved both for new entrants and for doctors wishing to change over from another form of contract. [4531/15]
View answerSection 22 e) of the Consultant Contract 2008 states that a Consultant seeking to change from Type A, B or B* contract to a Type C contract should apply to the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee. In the event that the Type C Committee does not agree to the application, it is referred to the Director General of the Health Service for a final decision.
Applications for a change of Contract Type to Contract Type B* or C are considered on condition that the total number of Consultants holding B*, Type C and Category 2 Contracts is subject to an upper limit of such posts within the system. The upper limit – as set out at Appendix VII of the Contract – is stated as 'approximately 700'.
