Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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521. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion of the public health nurse sponsorship programme to 150 nurses. [30259/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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522. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion of the sponsorship for healthcare workers to train as nurses to 30 places, incorporating both academic fees and salaries. [30260/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As it is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a national framework to establish an online resource to support and guide professional development planning for all nurses and midwives. [30261/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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524. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion of education provision by centres of nursing and midwifery. [30262/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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525. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a nursing postgraduate entry programme. [30263/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Report of the Review of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery degree programmes was commissioned by my Department to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the programmes in preparing nurses and midwives to practice in the healthcare system now and into the future.

In 2016, the Monitoring Group published a Report - Implementation of the Recommendation of the Report of the Review of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Degree Programmes.

The Report of the Review included close to 40 recommendations. One of those recommendations was the establishment of a nursing Postgraduate entry programme. The HSE and my Department are currently conducting a scoping exercise in relation to this recommendation.  In February 2018, my Department wrote to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (MMBI) requesting that the NMBI consider developing standards and requirements for general and intellectual disability post-graduate education/registration programmes.

I understand that this was discussed by the NMBI and was referred to the Education, Training and Standards Committee. The Committee will revert to the Board in relation to this matter.  I have written to the NMBI and asked that you be updated of progress on this matter in due course.