Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 43396-26
Deputy Rice asked if maternity hospitals have been allowing on-site private practice by public-only consultant contract (POCC) holders. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if other maternity hospitals and units have been found to be allowing on-site private practice by public-only consultant contract (POCC) holders; if she has sought confirmation from each; if other facilities have been found to be in breach of the POCC; if so, to identify them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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