Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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128. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Medical Council is the statutory agency responsible for the registration and regulation of doctors in Ireland. Any doctor wishing to practice medicine in Ireland must first register with the Medical Council. The Council is fully committed to supporting medical practitioners arriving from Ukraine and it has a dedicated webpage for Ukrainian doctors available at www.medicalcouncil.ie/ukraine/ and a dedicated email address with further information on registration requirements and the supports available.

In order to safely practise independently as a doctor, medical graduates must undertake a year long internship unless that training has been specifically incorporated in their degree programme. Under current legislation, only doctors who have undertaken medical studies in certain EEA/EU states can apply for Internship registration on the Medical Council’s register. The full list of eligibility criteria for Internship in Ireland can be found on the HSE's website. Holders of medical degrees from Ukraine would need to complete their internship in their home country or in another jurisdiction before they could be registered here.