Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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However, mechanical engineers are not employed to pour concrete or build buildings for very good reason. They might be a certified engineer but they are not trained in that, so no employer would employ a mechanical engineer to build roads or pour concrete. We are dealing with a situation where an unregulated group of healthcare professionals, who are interacting with vulnerable people, can move wherever they want. There is no oversight, regulation, or requirement for continuous professional development but we are now regulating that, which is going to materially improve the safety. However, I fully agree that the two-year grandfathering process is an imperfect process.