Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan:

I can certainly see merit in having Ukrainian GPs supporting the Ukrainian community in Ireland. There is a very substantial challenge in the Irish Medical Council allowing any overseas graduate to register in Ireland. We need to ensure that the quality and standards are comparable to those in Ireland. None of us would like to see our Ukrainian population obtaining care from people who are not registered or qualified to provide care in this country. We would be certainly open to working with the Irish Medical Council and this committee to expedite the steps necessary to make that happen.