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.