Dr. Simon Walsh:

A lot of Irish therapists living in Australia, the US and the UK are extremely specialised and want to move home but the system is too immature for them to even consider moving home. It is the same for the medical profession. The system in Australia and the US is so far advanced compared with what we have here. The reason many consultants who have gone overseas to do fellowships will not come back is that they would not get the same job satisfaction here.

If we can make our schools and our facilities for therapists more attractive, more people will come home. They are highly trained and want to come home.