Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will allow medical students to undertake one-month summer placements in hospitals in 2020. [17539/20]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow medical students to undertake one-month summer placements in hospitals in 2020. [17540/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Clinical training placements for medical students are a matter for the Health Service Executive and the relevant Higher Education Institution medical schools. I have no function in relation to this matter.However, in order to assist the Deputy, Department officials have been in contact with the Higher Education Authority and the Authority is currently following up with the medical schools at the appropriate level in relation to the mattter, the outcome of which interaction will be relayed to the Deputy.