Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the examination pathway comparable with what colleagues in general practice face? Do doctors and nurses who come into this country also face examinations? Again, anecdotally, I have heard that the steps dentists must take to become a fully practising dentist here are rather excessive and punitive. That is what I have been told. Admittedly, it was 18 months ago that I had the meeting I mentioned in my office. This was someone who had all the qualifications, and years of practice and experience in Ukraine. She felt she was being put on the rack by having to justify what she had done, her qualifications and her ability to practice effectively.