Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).

 

There are 25,000 more people involved in providing health care. I disagree with my colleague opposite who referred to one extra nurse. The statistics show that the number of health service providers, doctors, consultants and nurses, has increased. In my health board area, the previous Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Cowen, set up a college of nursing. Two groups of general nurses have been trained. As chairman of the board, I was honoured to present the last group with their certificates. We have acquired at least ten community residences in the last year in the Westmeath catchment area for people with sensory and mental health disabilities. Some of these residences are already on stream and more are coming on stream. Psychiatric nurse training will commence for the first time in 21 years.

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