Dr. Jenny Mack:

For example, as I work for a North-South organisation, I have to be registered with the General Medical Council and the Irish Medical Council. I need to go through two separate portfolio systems, so it is quite administratively burdensome and there are financial elements as well. Automatic recognition of qualifications in both jurisdictions would be helpful, particularly in instances like the Covid-19 pandemic, when increasing capacity quickly is useful. People do not have time to go through 12 weeks of applications for another jurisdiction's medical council. Removing those practical barriers by having automatic recognition of credentials could be helpful in trying to increase capacity on the island of Ireland.