Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wholeheartedly support Senators Marie-Louise O'Donnell and Colm Burke on their comments on doctors leaving the country. A girl I know is leaving today, and one of her mentors, for want of a better word, in the health service has told her not to come back for ten years because there is no point. It is my generation perhaps who is most affected by this. I personally know many people who are in Australia, Canada or America who do not intend to come back for a long time. Doctors always left the country but now they are leaving with the intention most likely of not coming back because they do not expect things will improve. It is a huge issue and one we need to debate in the House as soon as possible.