David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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227. To ask the Minister for Health if non-EU citizens of the United Kingdom whether from Northern Ireland or Great Britain, who train in an Irish medical school and complete to a sufficient standard are entitled to an internship on the same basis as an Irish EU citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22429/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, eligibility for access to medical intern training posts is set out in the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.  The Act does not link eligibility to nationality or citizenship.   Rather, eligibility is based on the completion of a course of study in the State or a Member State which results in the award of a basic medical qualification. I can confirm that UK citizens (whether from Northern Ireland or Great Britain) who graduate from Irish medical schools have the same eligibility for intern posts as Irish citizens.