Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion
9:30 am
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I get the points that have been made, and perhaps I am being simplistic, but yesterday, in a different realm, Ireland decided what countries are safe for migration purposes, which is a broad and sweeping statement. Surely some analogy can be drawn with that. If there are other countries beyond the EEA, for example, Ukraine, where the system of education, training and practice is similar to and aligned with ours, surely we could get rid of some of these entry requirements and speed up the pathway for their dentists to practise. Could we make a sweeping statement about a country and system as opposed to scrutinising the individual practitioner?
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