Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Health
Health Services Staff
Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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1265. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11754/24]
Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result of the accumulated backlog, the question asked by the Deputy may be delayed in receiving a response directly from the HSE.
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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1266. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that many US trained nurses are failing to get permits to practice in Ireland; whether he has received any report on this pattern; and if he plans initiatives that could facilitate such well trained nurses to find a pathway into practice. [11796/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that neither I nor my Department have received a report on the matter referred to by the Deputy. As the specific matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of the NMBI, I have asked the NMBI to respond directly to the Deputy.
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