Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator and I will make her views absolutely known to the Department. The matter of health workforce planning and ensuring an appropriate pipeline of qualified healthcare workers within Ireland is a major priority for our Department. I want to assure the Senator that it is our key objective to try to continue to make improvements for all students including general entry medicine students. It does require both Departments to be at the table and we are working on it. It does raise complex issues that need to be considered and we will continue to engage with this House and with the Senator on these matters.