Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I understood that. Deputy Mitchell O'Connor asked about the registration of nurses, which was a huge difficulty. Some 1,133 nurses were registered between January and September this year and a further 51 individuals, not all from within the EU or who have been previously registered in this country, have entered the mix. The Department has sanctioned an additional 16 posts to the nursing board to make sure the flow continues. This will be of huge benefit. We have a difficulty in mental health and in acute hospitals and we also have a significant difficulty in the provision of services to older people within the nursing home sector, whether public or private.