Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2020-03-26
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal

We are minded to support this amendment. We need as many people as possible.
Where there is no comparison between the health systems and the qualifications, I accept that might pose an issue but there are transparent similarities between the health systems and the qualifications that should make the transition quite easy. If there are people who are willing to help at this time and people who want to come home and be, as the Government calls it, "On Call for Ireland", we should do all that we can to facilitate them. Given that the universities and colleges are closed, it is not possible for these people to get original documentation because there is nobody there to provide it for them. However, it is easy to draw an equivalence between those qualifications and to ensure that we maximise the numbers on the front line. If these people want to help it behoves us to assist them. There are transparent procedures with regard to the regulatory bodies as well. Where there is an issue with any person, that is already public and it is easy enough to verify. As I say, my party is minded to support this amendment.

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Sitting date: 2020-03-26