Dr. John Hillery:

We are in a difficult position in Ireland. What we are seeing now is medical graduates finishing their intern year. One cannot register as a doctor until one has finished one's intern year. One does five to six years' study and an intern year during which time one works in a hospital under strict supervision. They decide at that stage to go to Australia because their friends are going or because they want to be a psychiatrist and have seen what happens in Ireland. The decision is made on perceptions, which is not helpful, but it is driving people away. When they get to these other places, the feedback we get is their quality of life is better. The salary may be a bit better but the tax may be higher, as it is in Australia,-----