Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Department of Health
Medical Qualifications
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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635. To ask the Minister for Health the registration fee or other charges that apply to Irish nurses who qualified in Britain who wish to register and work in Ireland; if he proposes to subsidise or waive these fees in other to attract such nurses into the Irish health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8094/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the regulation of nurses and midwives in Ireland rests with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
The NMBI is an independent regulatory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011. While my Department is responsible for the oversight and governance of the NMBI, I have no role in setting or approving fees.
Under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, the NMBI is required to be self-financing, and the income from the Annual Retention Fee is required to carry out its statutory obligations to protect the public and to protect the integrity of the practice of the professions of nursing and midwifery. The current annual retention fee is €100 and is unchanged since 2014. This fee is NMBI's main source of income.
As the Deputy’s question relates to the registration fee and other charges, I have asked the NMBI to respond directly to him on this matter.
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