James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While I will raise the matter separately with the Minister for Health, it also falls within the scope of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Some job applicants received letters on which alterations had obviously been made post-date using Tipp-Ex. These alterations related to decisions originally made by HSE psychologists and involved applicants' results being changed from eligible to ineligible for the role. We do not know who made these changes, why they were made or who authorised them. An internal report released by the HSE in October 2017 confirmed that IT was operating without an adequate definition of "appropriate health setting" for psychologists. This continues to be the case. The absence of such a definition has consequences because individuals who are working as counselling psychologists in appropriate clinical settings are being told that their experience and current employment are not relevant. We do not know who set this criterion. It was not the Psychological Society of Ireland because that body is asking why qualified psychologists are being refused employment.

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