Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is important to retain healthcare staff. Many current staff in our hospitals are senior and experienced, and have garnered experience and expertise overseas. There has always been that balance. There should be better retention in the early years of those who have gone through our medical schools. That considerable investment by the State should be retained in our hospital system to a far greater degree than is currently the case.

On the neurology question, the HSE is now working closely with the Tipperary University Hospital management team on the provision of neurology services. The application that has been made for a shared appointment between Cork University Hospital and Tipperary University Hospital, in addition to a CNM2 clinical nurse specialist, is being very actively examined. The HSE and the South/South West Hospital Group are working with Tipperary University Hospital on neurology services in Tipperary. That will represent a significant improvement in the care patients will receive when attending with neurological disorders. I will follow up on that and make sure it is brought to a conclusion.

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