Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Martin Varley:

All of the indicators are that in most specialties doctors come back on the basis of a mix of salary and private practice income coming from private patients in public hospitals. Our system is probably been designed to some effect with a view to maintaining our competitiveness. This is part and parcel of the contract and of our being competitive.