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Tue 02 Feb 2007Deal on hospital consultants closerTense talks on new contracts for hospital consultants could be concluded within deadlines set by the Government, it emerged tonight.The Cabinet today considered an update on the negotiations between the Health Service Executive Employers Agency and the Irish Hospital Consultations Association submitted by chairman, barrister Mark Connaughton.