Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have been working with a number of pharmacies in my area and they have had to bring in pharmacists from abroad who may have qualified in non-European countries and there is an issue with the granting of permits. While a number of them have been successful, has there been much engagement with the IPU and enterprise on that? I know of one application where the person involved is approaching the final week in respect of refusal. Trying to get it sorted is so frustrating. Do the witnesses have any comments on that? It is a big issue for many pharmacists.

As for people qualifying, are pharmacists working in Ireland first or going abroad first and then coming back?