Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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238. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an efficient, effective and expeditious procedure exists to facilitate medical staff, consultants, doctors, nurses or other medical professionals who in response to advertisements have applied to join the health services but in some cases have been waiting for an inordinate amount of time for a reply resulting in some applicants going to other jurisdictions; if these issues can be identified and resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8807/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Given the issues raised, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the processing of application by UK-trained nurses for positions here can be expedited to avoid such applicants having to go elsewhere to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has been informed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) that, as the UK training standards for nurses and midwives continue to align closely with the requirements of the EU Qualifications Directive, applications from UK trained graduates for registration with the NMBI  are processed swiftly. Typically, delays arise where applicants have not included certain necessary documents such as verification of identification, a certified copy of a passport or documentation from a Higher Education Institution. Completed applications from UK graduates are typically processed within three to four days.