James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

How do we retain them in the country to work in the service? They do not have to stay here for life. We know and accept that, in medical practice, people travel, particularly those who want to become consultants and go on to advanced areas of practising medicine. They need to get international experience. I would argue that, as was exposed in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme recently, a high proportion of young Irish graduates just do not have any desire to work for the HSE. That is a massive problem and we will not solve this problem until that is addressed.