Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion

Dr. Fiona O'Reilly:

-----asylum seekers. There are many well-qualified healthcare workers. Safetynet has employed some through Covid and it has worked out great. They may be in direct provision and may not have their work permit. Even if they do, they do not know how to navigate the difficult systems. There are doctors with qualifications from other countries who cannot navigate the systems. There are nurses who do not know where to go to navigate the systems to translate their requirements, which we need in this country. I would love to see an initiative focusing on that. That would match up with our lack of capacity in that area.

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