Hospital Consultants Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2012

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Ceisteanna (388, 407)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceist:

388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the earnings of all hospital consultants who engage in private practice. [40158/12]

Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceist:

407. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants that engage in private practice [40156/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 407 together.

There are currently 2,571 approved consultant posts in the public health service. Of these, 2085 have been approved on the basis that post holders may engage in private practice. The remuneration paid to medical consultants for their work in the public health service is set out in the consolidated salary scales for the health service which can be found on my Department's website. However, neither my Department nor the HSE collect details of medical consultants' earnings from private practice.