Dr. Niamh Humphries:

This is where we hit a problem because we do not actually have proper data on that. Ireland does not collect proper data on that. I have been looking to other countries to see how many of our doctors land there and try to figure out from there how many stay and leave. However, it is quite difficult to do. There is a real need for better data. We need to track the 725 as they exit. We need keep an eye on them and find out whether they leave and return. At the moment, we do not generate data like those. However, in 2021, 391 Irish doctors obtained work visas for Australia. Of those, about 350 were very junior doctors and would have graduated a year or two ago. That is quite a lot relative to the number we train.