David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the ability of registered nurses in intellectual disability to practise across other clinical areas; the reason this is not permitted by NMBI registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13735/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Among the core functions of the NMBI is the establishment and maintenance of the register of nurses and midwives. NMBI establishes procedures and criteria for assessment and registration in the register of nurses and midwives, including for the divisions of those registers. It also approves programmes of education and further education necessary for the purposes of registration and continued registration and it keeps these programmes under review.

As the specific issue raised by the Deputy refers to the operational responsibilities of the NMBI, I have referred the matter to the NMBI for its attention and direct response to him.