Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

To complete the questions, a representative of the chiropractors stated that in 2002 the Department of Health undertook to include chiropractors under the remit of the current regulations by creating a register of chiropractors competent to take and refer X-rays but this work was not completed by the Department. Dr. Holohan might comment on what the problem was in that regard.

Is there a commitment in the Department to the setting up of a regulatory body for chiropractors? Is there an impasse, a commitment or a problem in that respect?. Why is that not happening? We heard from a representative of the chiropractors that even though there are 130 in the country, they order about 4,000 X-rays a year, which is a fraction of the total number of X-rays. Therefore, it is not a huge issue. Obviously it needs to be regulated but it is not a large number of X-rays from a body which is highly motivated and highly skilled. Perhaps Dr. Holohan might answer those questions.