Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Do not mind the next committee. We will be brief. I have many questions. I will ask them quickly and if the witnesses can answer them quickly, we will move through them as fast as we can in five minutes.

NCHDs and consultants have stated repeatedly how poor the working practices are. I fully agree and I fully accept that. It begs the question as to why. The other healthcare systems where our doctors go have sorted this out. Other parts of the public system in Ireland can be great places to work and there is a bunch of good companies in Ireland which are fantastic places to work. It begs the question, why, in the modern age? Do the witnesses have a sense for what is wrong with our system? What is wrong with our hospitals? What is wrong with the HSE that it allows this toxic work environment to continue?