Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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164. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant contracts will be revisited before the roll-out of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9525/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Over 70% of consultants in the public health service hold contracts that allow them engage in private practice, subject to specified limits, in addition to meeting a public commitment. Engagement with the consultants representative bodies will therefore be required before the roll out of Universal Health Insurance.