Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private consultants who have run clinics in public hospitals paid through the National Treatment Purchase Fund over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57018/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the issue raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that Public hospitals can approach the NTPF for insourcing funds to run initiatives within their own hospital or using the resources of a third party. These initiatives are designed by the public hospitals and all governance in relation to these initiatives remain with the public hospital at all times. The NTPF does not collect data in relation to the staffing of these initiatives. All initiatives submitted to the NTPF for approval must comply with public pay guidelines