Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Doyle referred to the issue of graduates going abroad. Graduates, particularly doctors and nurses who have a qualification that makes them highly mobile, like to go abroad for a year or two and see the world before returning. My information, which probably tallies with that of Dr. Doyle, is that doctors and nurses are leaving and getting a glimpse of what it is like to work abroad. They are also shown some of the appreciation and value they are not shown here and are then choosing to stay abroad. Dr. Doyle referred to doctors on the register who are practising abroad. She will not necessarily know the figures but does she have any sense, even as a percentage, of the numbers involved?