Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the past I took on a student from China. The process is hugely onerous and while the language barrier is one problem, there are other issues involved.

This girl was highly qualified and to my mind was fully suitable to do the job. I did the process and it is a completely different ball game getting one's certificate from the pharmacy society in the United Kingdom, coming here, essentially getting a form stamped and turning up on a day. That would mean going through the entire internship programme, which used to be called the pre-registration process. It is a complete departure. Essentially, it is retraining after one's degree. It is very serious.