Ollie Crowe (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While I understand that any payments while on placement is a matter for the relevant employer, which in the public sector would be the HSE and, in other cases, private providers, regarding the HSE aspect, I believe there would be considerable benefit in the Minister for Health raising the issue with the chief executive of the HSE and agreeing on a path forward to address this. I have outlined the staffing issues, so I will not repeat them, but it makes this career path more attractive and it requires a focus. As the Minister of State proposed, I would be grateful if he could raise the matter with his colleague, the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill.