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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Is this a contributing factor to those doctors leaving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: With regard to full-time equivalents, how many of the 23,000 people on the register are working at all? Are many doctors on the register not working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: They do not provide a clinical service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: What is the number of doctors on the register who are not in Ireland? I refer to those who retain their registration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: So 10% of 23,000 doctors may not be practising in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: In the context of the GPs who have GMS numbers, how many are working full-time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Yes, the contract is 24-7, 365 days a year but we know that many GPs do not work full-time, they work part-time, sessionally-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Is it something that could be determined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: In respect of the questions on medical manpower we raise in the Dáil, we are often told that there is no problem with medical manpower because there is a greater number of doctors on the medical register than ever before and in respect of general practice, there is a greater number of doctors who hold GMS numbers. But we all know there is a medical manpower shortage. In spite of more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Dr. Doyle referred to the fact that doctors are not seen as a valuable resource so we will look at the health service and say that beds are a valuable resource, diagnostics are a resource and the infrastructure in our hospitals is a resource. Is Dr. Doyle saying that healthcare professionals, our doctors, are not seen as a valuable resource?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Doyle. We have a second session starting shortly. On behalf of the committee, I thank our guests from the Medical Council of Ireland Mr. Bill Prasifka, Dr. Rita Doyle and Ms Janet O'Farrell for coming before us this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: In our second session on Irish health sector workforce planning, we are meeting representatives from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA. I welcome Dr. Aine Burke, Dr. Laura Durcan, vice president, Dr. Donal O’Hanlon, president, Mr. Martin Varley, secretary general, Dr. Gabrielle Colleran, vice president, and Dr. Conall Kennedy, council member. I wish to draw the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I will call on Dr. Colleran and then Mr. Varley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Mr. Varley wished to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I will ask Deputy Kelly for his comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Can we bring in Dr. Durcan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I will put Deputy Kelly's question in a different way. Does Dr. Durcan believe that people with private health insurance should get preferential treatment in our public system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: A few minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I am afraid that the Deputy has run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Mr. Paul Reid, director general of the HSE, has committed to balancing the books. The overrun in the health service this year will be €310 million lower than last year, if one is to believe the figures included in the Budget Statement yesterday. Something must have happened to reduce spending to that extent and I would like to know what it was, although I am not asking the question...