Michael McGrath
Question:1307. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of an appeal before the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (details supplied). [1627/17]
View answerTuesday, 17 January 2017
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I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised. I have made enquires with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) which has advised that the applicant who applied for consideration of registration in the Psychiatric Division of the Register already holds registration with NMBI in the Intellectual Disability Division of the Register. Educational assessments were undertaken on the individual's application on both 19 January 2016 and the 14 March 2016. Following evaluation of the supporting documentation a refusal decision was reached as the applicant did not meet the NMBI's requirements for registration.
The individual appealed this decision on 1 July 2016. This appeal included a number of additional documents that were not provided during the initial application process. Also the educational assessor reviewing the appeal required further clarification on some of the documentation received in advance of finalising her report. The Registration Committee, who consider appeals, meet 4 times a year. The appeal was due to be heard at a Registration Committee meeting scheduled for 1 December 2016. This meeting was cancelled due to quorum issues and was re-scheduled for 21 December 2016. A decision letter issued following this appeal on 4 January 2017 advising that the original decision had been overturned based on additional information provided and that they would have to successfully undertake a period of adaptation as a pre-requisite to registration with NMBI.