Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would like clarification on the point the Minister made about the athletic therapists because the president of DCU and the president of the South East Technological University have both been in touch about this. They say that these people do very extensive training, a four year, full-time, BSc honours degree programme. They are working in places like the FAI, the GAA, in many independent clinics, and private hospitals providing world-class care but they cannot apply for HSE roles. There is a disconnect somewhere because this is a matter of concern for people who do that level of training and who can contribute so much to the public health service. Could we have clarification on that?