Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines
10:00 am
Mr. Stephen Mulvany:
There is a variety of reasons. Consultants are busy and focused on treating patients. It is a minority of our 2,200 consultants, but the top five amounts outstanding for each of the top five consultants in our 40 odd hospitals accounts for nearly 40%. In fairness to the bulk of our consultants, they are doing what is necessary, albeit there are still time issues. However, there is a significant number of consultants for whom this is a big challenge.
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