Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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The supply of practitioners is obviously a core issue at all levels, and particularly at the consultant level. However, we cannot get graduates on to training schemes and we do not know why. There is a greater urgency now than there was before. Have we taken action that would accelerate the access and availability of schemes? Why have we not done it? Are there plans to do it?