Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegates for coming . There are a couple of points I wish to raise following on from this morning's session. Dr. Gilligan mentioned that a tiny number of doctors have been carrying out the practices outlined in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. Earlier this morning we asked if this number has been quantified. This was raised by Deputy Bernard J. Durkan. We were told that the number behaving in this way had not been quantified. Dr. Gilligan said it was a tiny number. Has he quantified it and if he has, could he tell me the number of consultants who are "not representative of the profession", to use his words? What proportion of consultants are behaving in this fashion? I am fully aware many consultants work above and beyond their rostered hours. Do the delegates have any metrics on the number of consultants who work longer than their scheduled obligations?

Dr. Ryan brought up the bed stay times. Our bed stay time of six days is below the OECD average. Did he say that admissions were 139 per 1,000?