Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

She made the point to me that, of the 200 nurses who qualified, 150 had been offered permanent employment in Ireland, which is a big change from what applied previously. Of the other 50, most, being young people, wanted to go to different countries for a number of years. I thought that the point she made, as one of 150 young professional nurses employed in hospitals throughout the country, was a significant expression of modern youthful enthusiasm to assist in the work of giving patients the very best care and attention.

While Deputy Boyd Barrett naturally will say that everything is deplorable, there is a great deal of beneficial activity going on. The Minister secured substantial funding over past year and we hope to continue the improvement.

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