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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 8

Written Answers. - Nursing Tutor Course.

Mary Wallace

Question:

94 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the support available from his Department for a person (details supplied) in County Meath who commenced an undergraduate nursing tutor course in University College Dublin in October 1994, on the understanding that a decision had been taken by his Department that grants would be provided for applicants to do an undergraduate nursing tutor course to correct the deficiency in the numbers of nursing tutors and that the funding commenced in 1992 and was to be made available for a five year period; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that about three years ago his Department did a survey of nurse tutors and discovered a deficiency in teaching staff and decided to increase the number of places on the course in University College Dublin. [7665/95]

Limerick East): A sponsorship arrangement was applied to nurses who commenced the Bachelor of Nursing Studies and Diploma in Nursing Studies courses in UCD in October 1991 and October 1992. The objective was to quickly increase the pool of nurse tutors to the level required to provide the additional 12 weeks theoretical instruction necessitated by the implementation of EU Directive 89/595/EEC.

This objective was largely met by 1993 and the situation reverted to hospitals funding tutor education from within existing resources. This is designed to address normal wastage. It is open to a student selected by UCD for the course to subsequently seek sponsorship from any nurse training school but, in the normal course, students are selected for sponsorship in advance by the relevant training school.

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