Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will liaise with Deputy Stephen Donnelly and other Opposition spokespersons in this House to arrange for a further discussion on this at our now frequent meetings on Covid-19. I am told by the NMBI that it has registered 500 nurses in recent weeks so it is genuinely doing everything it possibly can to speed up its own processes.

They have told me that they are very much adequately staffed and resourced in that regard but I am sure we can and should always strive to do better. I will liaise with the Deputy on that.

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