Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 April 2005

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages.

 

12:00 pm

Mary Henry (Independent)

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 22, line 28, after "profession" to insert "or where there is no such institution in the State, a person engaged in the education and training of persons with respect to the practice of the designated profession in another Member State of the European Union".

It is important that the Minister examine this amendment because there is no training institution in this country in respect of some of the professions already described in the Bill, for example, podiatrists. I had hoped we could include such an amendment in the Bill because it is very important to have someone who is involved in education on these boards. If we do not have such a person from an institution in the State, and this goes back to the Bologna process, we should get someone from another European country who has the necessary training to assist us until we have institutions as are required.

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