Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed)

Mr. Robert Watt:

Yes, it is an issue that we are looking at. It will be something that will complement the existing system that we have had, which has been in place, as the Deputy knows, for a long time. Certainly, yes. I do not think anybody could be against it. If a trained GP prefers to be salaried and an employee of the State, as opposed to working in or owning a practice-----