Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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Our guests from Safetynet mentioned medical cards a couple of times and the issue whereby someone might have one but have nowhere to go with it. Will they speak to how we can remedy that? Should there be something in policy whereby if someone has a medical card, he or she could, especially because of his or her migrant status, access any doctor, or perhaps there should be a quota per type of surgery? What solutions should we consider to address that?

My second question is directed at either our guests from Safetynet or Ms McGinley. It relates to migrants with professional qualifications who come here and then struggle to have their qualifications recognised in Ireland. I refer in particular to healthcare workers being unable to progress as an asylum seeker or migrant with their qualifications. Is that a barrier for people to their development here and to being able to flourish and be paid for the job they are qualified to do?