Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My next question is about the streamlining of that process. My understanding is that with nurses, doctors and so on, it is done on something of an ad hocbasis. That is probably not the correct term but it seems that rather than having a fully streamlined process, there is a need to get people on board with bringing trainees in on placement. I am aware that everybody in the healthcare sector is under massive pressure. People are working even harder than before and have less time to train others. However, such training is for the long-term benefit of the service. Do the witnesses feel there needs to be more streamlining of that process? We know we need more doctors and nurses over the coming years because the system is already under pressure. If we are increasing places on courses, we must ensure the corresponding placements can be offered.