Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023

9:30 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

To be fair to the CHO, if it is in a flashpoint area where, if the GP did not take that list with him and the CHO knew from previous recruitment campaigns that it would not have a hope of getting anyone, it is better if that one doctor is carrying the list than no doctor. To be fair to the Deputy, I am happy if the Deputy talks to me privately about the distance because if the doctor has moved a substantial geographic distance, my expectation under the contract is that he would still retain a presence accessible to his original list and it is unfair if that does not happen.