David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1160. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for legislating for a public only consultant's contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21475/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government provides for the finalisation of the new Sláintecare Consultant Contract and the introduction of related legislation to support 'public-only work' in public hospitals. The FEMPI Acts currently prohibit pay increases for serving public servants and will require amendment to enable pay increases for serving consultants who move to the Slaintecare 'public only' Consultant Contract.

It is envisaged that this legislation will be progressed as a priority in the autumn and that my Department will at the same time engage with the representative bodies on the Contract in conjunction with the HSE and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.