685. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing situation regarding non consultant hospital doctors and junior doctors who are working shifts of 36 hours or more and where some doctors are working more than 70 hours a week in total and are suffering from mental and physical health problems as a result which is also jeopardising the quality of care of hospital patients; the action he will take in response to the Health Service Executive's non-compliance with the EU Working Time Directive transposed into the Statutory Instrument No. 494 of 2004 which states the maximum number of hours of work per week should not exceed 48 hours from 1 August 2009 onwards and 11 hours of rest is mandatory every 24 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/13]

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685. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing situation regarding non consultant hospital doctors and junior doctors who are working shifts of 36 hours or more and where some doctors are working more than 70 hours a week in total and are suffering from mental and physical health problems as a result which is also jeopardising the quality of care of hospital patients; the action he will take in response to the Health Service Executive's non-compliance with the EU Working Time Directive transposed into the Statutory Instrument No. 494 of 2004 which states the maximum number of hours of work per week should not exceed 48 hours from 1 August 2009 onwards and 11 hours of rest is mandatory every 24 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/13]

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