Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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553. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consultant Sláintecare contract negotiations; the date and details of the last meeting between negotiators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3026/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to introducing the Sláintecare Consultant Contract in a timely manner. The Contract remains a key focus of the HSE and my Department. It is intended that the Contract will be introduced following engagement with the representative bodies, the IMO and the IHCA, a process that is ongoing. The Independent Chair for these talks has recently been appointed to the High Court and has to be replaced.

As the negotiations have not concluded, it would not be appropriate to make public details about them at this time, save to say that I and my officials remain committed to introducing a new contract as soon as practicable.