Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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541. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and the reason for the delay in processing a nursing registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16578/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I would like to thank the Deputy for the matter raised.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland have provided a report on the matter. The NMBI have advised that the applicant applied for registration in October 2014. However, the file was closed in October 2015 as a number of documents were still outstanding from the applicant. A new application was received in March 2016 and the final requested document was received in the NMBI in June 2016. I understand from the NMBI that further information/clarification was requested and a decision to refuse registration was made in August 2016. The NMBI notified the applicant of this decision to her address in the USA. The NMBI have recently e-mailed a scanned copy of this decision letter to the applicant. The applicant has 56 days from receipt of the decision letter in which to lodge an appeal.