Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion

2:40 pm

Dr. Shane Considine:

I wish to express my thanks for having us here this afternoon. The issue of accountability is relevant. The longer we continue to neglect to sort out fines or penalties for failing to implement the systems that have already been agreed upon, the longer the problem will continue. Recently at a public meeting with us the HSE described itself as exploiting us as a workforce. That is a direct quote.