Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

When Professor Kenny was here, she said that if she had the capacity, she could release some midwives who had been trained up or who could be trained up to become skilled scanners. However, she could not actually release them from their midwifery duties as they would not be replaced. She said, however, that there was capacity within the system for her to provide people for training but they would not be replaced for their general work.