Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Doran referred to the recent decrease in the number of people applying for registration to the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council. How can that be linked to the potential for Brexit that is coming down the line? My colleagues on this committee hear me saying every day of the week that although we are all hoping for the best, we have to plan for the worst. The worst-case scenario is that Brexit will go pear-shaped and we will end up with a hard Border and a hard Brexit. What contingency plans are in place for such circumstances? What work is being done by the organisations represented by the witnesses with that in mind? Is any work being done? Are we just hoping for the best here? What is the position of the organisations on the outcome that none of us wants or desires? Have they drawn up plans that can be enacted in such a scenario?