Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mr. Stephen Mulvany:
I will discuss the context first and then address the issues. We have very able and dedicated consultants. We know we do not have enough of them and that in certain parts of the country, it is very difficult to recruit them, particularly in certain types of hospitals where services may be under pressure. In order to keep services going, local services will sometimes end up making local arrangements.