Seanad debates

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The speaking note which I have is on amendment No. 3. Section 8 of the Bill amends section 50 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 to require that a visiting European Economic Area, EEA, practitioner may not practise medicine in the State unless he or she furnishes evidence, in accordance with Medical Council rules, which will be made in accordance with section 11(2)(va) of the Medical Practitioners Act. The original text of section 50 of the 2007 Act was amended by Regulation 95(1)(i) of the transposing regulations of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualification) Regulations 2017, that is, SI 8 of 2017. As a consequence, the text of section 8 of the current Bill must therefore be amended to take account of the new wording in section 50 of the Medical Practitioners Act and to ensure that the original purpose of this section is achieved.

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