Chair of the Private Hospitals Association has said the time frame of the public/private hospital partnership is "not totally open ended" but private hospitals will play their part as required.
Dr Josh Keaveny told RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke that the initial agreement is for three months with an option for the Health Service Executive to add an additional two months, and then after that it is negotiable. "The Government feels that by five months, the hope is that we'll have passed crisis stage", Dr Keaveny said. "But we've been quite clear with the Government that if the pandemic remains a serious problem, we will continue in the partnership".