Seanad debates
Wednesday, 9 October 2002
Education Funding: Motion
I have one quibble. The Minister said there have been no cutbacks in courses. A course was established in clinical psychology in Trinity College for 12 postgraduate clinical psychologists. There are 50 vacant posts in the health boards which are trying to recruit internationally to fill these posts. There is a shortage of clinical psychologists to deal with people before the courts, especially children, and those in the prison system and other areas. The Northern Area Health Board of the Eastern Regional Health Authority was to fund this course for 12 people. The staff were put in place at considerable cost and of the 12 students selected, some had given up jobs. The course was cancelled at two weeks notice. That is extremely counterproductive.
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