Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In terms of changing behaviour and attitudes of consultants towards patients, it appears that inpatient numbers have remained steady while the number of day cases has increased. The inpatient figure has decreased but not to the level one would like. In the system as it currently operates, what is the incentive for a consultant to treat somebody as a day patient?