Taoiseach preaches compliance as Dáil hears latest on private practice stork at Rotunda (opens original article in a new tab)

Public contract consultants in Irish hospitals receive gifts for weekend private patient care, with hospital and government officials addressing compliance and potential breaches of agreements.

• Public contract consultants at Rotunda Hospital receive up to €1,500 gifts for weekend maternity care for private patients of colleagues
• Hospital claims gifts are personal to consultants and not involving the hospital
• Taoiseach emphasizes compliance and threatens action against non-compliant hospitals
• Whistleblowers report similar practices at Cork University Maternity Hospital and University Hospital Galway
• Consultants on public-only contracts face pressure to do lab work for private patients, causing delays for public patients