Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Department of Health
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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805. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for a qualification to be recognised in Ireland through the CORU system. [6207/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The overall average time for a recognition decision to be reached once a complete file had been submitted to CORU averaged 62.2 days in 2024 for all professions. This has reduced from 81.8 days in 2023, despite the volume of applications rising from 1,275 completed applications in 2023 to 1,693 in 2024.
| Profession | Average 2023 | Average 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Dietitian | 61.1 | 55.4 |
| Dispensing Optician | 62.1 | 25.2 |
| Medical Scientist | 102.5 | 113.2 |
| Occupational Therapist | 58 | 32.4 |
| Optometrist | 71.4 | 83.4 |
| Physiotherapist | 78.3 | 65.5 |
| Podiatrist | 59.9 | 36.8 |
| Radiographer | 53.3 | 52.7 |
| Radiation Therapist | 85.6 | 40.6 |
| Social Worker | 94.5 | 71.8 |
| Speech & Language Therapist | 63.1 | 78.3 |
| Total | 81.8 | 62.2 |
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