Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ask one final question with regard to GP connectivity with hospitals. I will give the example of someone who trained in obstetrics and gynaecology for nine years, decided it was not for them and then got involved in the GP training scheme. They have a huge amount of expertise yet they could not get hours in a hospital at the same time as working as a GP whereas in other countries, in particular, Canada, there is far more connectivity between GPs working in their practice but also doing some hours or days in the hospital. Does Dr. Quinlan believe this should be considered so there is connectivity? We seem to have drawn a clear line - a person is either out in the GP practice or in the hospital system but he or she cannot be between both.