Michael Ring
Question:567 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if the payment for the clinical placements of Filipino nurses will be retrospective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/01]
Vol. 529 No. 1
567 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if the payment for the clinical placements of Filipino nurses will be retrospective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/01]
I have made funding available to the Health Service Employers Agency to employ a nurse manager to co-ordinate the provision of supervised clinical placements for nurses recruited from abroad. Nurses from the Philippines and certain other non-EU countries are required to undertake such placements prior to registration with An Bord Altranais.