Written answers

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Department of Health

Registration of Nurses

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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618. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time it currently takes to register as a nurse, from the time of submitting an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14777/15]

Photo of Michael LowryMichael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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620. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the delays in nurse registrations by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, which is directly impacting on the public, private and voluntary nursing sectors. [14782/15]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 618 and 620 together.

I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised.

Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Therefore, I have referred the deputy's questions to the NMBI for attention and direct reply. If he has not received a reply from the NMBI within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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619. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for their Clinical Adaptation Programme; his plans to extend the scheme in view of there being 272 nurses on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14778/15]

Photo of Michael LowryMichael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the fact that 272 nurses are currently on the waiting list for the Health Service Executive Clinical Adaptation Programme; his plans to extend the programme beyond August 2015. [14783/15]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 621 together.

I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised.

Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy’s questions to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my private office and they will follow up the matter with them.

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