Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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365. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13808/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The person referred to in this case is one of a considerable number of hospital consultants who signed up to a Type A contract from 2020, when the Safety Net agreement was put in place with private hospitals to assist in our response to Covid-19. Their commitment to the public system has been instrumental in Ireland's response to the pandemic, and I commend and thank them for this.

A significant number of these consultants have submitted business cases requesting additional incremental credit beyond point 6 of their pay scale. To deal with these cases, my officials have been working through large volumes of submitted documentation, with relevant material to be considered.

I have asked my officials to process these requests as quickly as possible. I understand that a number of these requests will be submitted by my officials to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for consideration and decision shortly, in line with the Incremental Credit Framework. I look forward to these being completed and decisions finalised by officials at the very earliest opportunity.