James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Garda vetting takes place in the case of non-consultant hospital doctors. Doctors from outside the European Union or a different jurisdiction may bring their own vetting documentation and will have police clearance before entering the country. It would not make sense for Departments to vet them. Our own doctors are vetted here, while those entering the country are vetted by the authorities in their own countries.

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