Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 45117-26
Deputy Rice asked about the number of consultants in maternity hospitals who have switched to the public-only consultant contract. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 45117-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultants in each maternity hospital and unit broken down by those who switched to the public-only consultant contract (POCC) since its introduction, those who remained on a non-POCC, and those who entered the HSE since 2023 under the POCC, by site and speciality, in tabular form.
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