Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

I rise to support Senator O'Toole in seeking a debate on doctors struck off in other jurisdictions being allowed to practise here. The Medical Council is governed by the Medical Practitioners Act 1978. It is 28 years old and is so antiquated it needs a complete overhaul. As a former member of the Medical Council I have sat on tribunals which have struck doctors off for professional misconduct but its hands are tied over doctors coming in from other jurisdictions. Irish patients have been badly damaged by these doctors——