Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The committee wrote to the Minister to convey its views on issues that need to be covered in the GP contract. We also recommended that the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, would be involved to provide a strong policy base for the contract.

There is a lot of concern in the committee about the lack of independent oversight of the HSE and the fact that it does not have an independent board. It is very hard to see how that could be addressed without addressing the organisational structures at the same time. There are many views around the table on the other aspect of it.