Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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We do not actually see those figures, but they also indicate a wait, which is very worrying.

On non-consultant hospital doctors, NCHDs, it is 12 years since I was appointed to the working group on the European working time directive. I believe the Minister for Health at the time was former Deputy Mary Harney and Fianna Fáil was in government. Is Ireland any closer to compliance with the European working time directive for NCHDs?