Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Staff
8:00 pm
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the private fees earned by consultants in different specialties and in different regions here; her views on whether this will impact on her plans to renegotiate the consultants' contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3099/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am aware of the potential that exists for some consultants to earn substantial amounts of money through private work. This has been taken into account by the management team when producing its proposals for a new consultants' contract. It is accepted that a new contract would need to include strong incentives to attract consultants to public-only work. For this reason, management has proposed that the new contract should include a performance related awards scheme, a heightened management role for consultants and greater opportunities for consultants in education and research.
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