Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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1477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be renewing the contract with private hospitals to access up to 30% of their bed capacity; the costings of the existing contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63367/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE and the main representatives of the Private Hospitals Association have agreed an amended and extended Safety Net agreement, Safety Net 4, building on the lessons learnt from the operation of Safety Net agreements 2 and 3. The agreement will be submitted to Government shortly for its approval and if Government agrees to it, the details will be made available at then. 

The revised agreement will be in place until June 2022, subject to Government approval.