Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a public spending issue. What we did get when I asked, and I must acknowledge the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, in this regard, is that the new REO roles, which I know the Deputy supports, would be linked to the consultant contract for this exact reason. I was in New York recently regarding the children's spinal issue. I asked how much the chief executives of the large hospitals there are paid and I was told $500,000 plus. I do not think we pay enough for the chief executives of the big, complex hospitals.