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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Have all of Deputy Murphy O'Mahony's questions been answered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Would Dr. Gilligan like to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Where is the lack of understanding in the Department of Health and the HSE about what is the central issue? How come the Department and the HSE cannot come to grips with the issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Varley and invite Ms Mannion to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Ms Mannion. I will now address a question to Professor Murray. Are sufficient numbers of people coming into the training programmes in Ireland and are we losing them once they have qualified?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Durkan. I call Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Perhaps Dr. Breslin can address those issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Before we continue, some of our Deputies are under a certain amount of pressure this morning. I ask Deputy Donnelly to come in, if that is okay, and we will come back to Mr. Varley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Professor Murray has outlined the situation. As many as 415 posts have not been filled and 127 posts have been filled by those who are not on the specialist register. Am I correct that were the non-specialist doctors not in position, then there would be no service provided by the 127 consultant posts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Ultimately, it is the HSE which approves the appointment of doctors who are not on the specialist register to consultant posts. It is the HSE which signs off on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Sorry, I interrupted Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I call Dr. Ryan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I call Dr. Breslin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: No, I am sorry-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I will come back to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Sorry, I will come back to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Donnelly and call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I ask about medical indemnity and working within a scope of practice. If a person is working above his or her scope of practice without documentation - in other words if a person is not on the specialist register and is working in a position with consultant status - how does medical indemnity cover that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Does anybody from the professional organisations wish to comment on that?