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

4:25 pm

Ms Laverne McGuinness:

The Deputy mentioned that particular case. That was not the forerunner in regard to this. We have identified in our service plan and in each of the regional service plans a requirement for compliance with the European working time directive and each of the regions has a financial target set against that, which they have to achieve through the elimination of overtime. That is what has been set in this regard. We have indicated to the Commission that we are striving to be fully directive compliant by 2014.