Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
1053. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places in nursing programmes out of the 135 announced in July that have a discipline relevant to recruitment to children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54726/22]
View answerFurther permanent additional places on healthcare disciplines were announced in July, including 135 places on nursing and midwifery programmes commencing from September 2022. Significant engagement is ongoing between my department, NMBI and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to a sustainable introduction of further additional places on nursing programmes.
The details requested by the deputy are outlined in the table below.
|
Breakdown by nursing discipline |
Total |
|
General Nursing |
91 |
|
Integrated Children with General |
5 |
|
Intellectual Disability Nursing |
14 |
|
Mental Health Nursing |
11 |
|
Midwifery |
12 |
|
Psychiatric Nursing |
2 |
|
Total |
135 |
