Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the criteria to qualify as a public health nurse in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48516/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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An Bord Altranais is the regulatory body for the nursing profession. Its functions include the establishment and maintenance of a register of nurses and to provide for the education and training of nurses and student nurses. In 2005, the Board set minimum requirements for admission to education and training programmes leading to registration in the Public Health Division of the Register of Nurses as follows: before admission to the programme of education and training leading to registration in the Public Health Nurses Division of the Register, the name of the candidate for registration must already be entered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses and the candidate must have two years clinical experience in nursing. Unless the candidate's name is registered in the Midwives Division of the Register, the candidate must complete an An Bord Altranais approved module or unit of study on Maternal and Child Health as part of the programme.