Medical Internships

1003. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her position on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22318/26]

2605. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to providing pay for occupational therapy students currently providing services in placement programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/26]

631. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine a serious concern affecting Irish students studying physiotherapy in the Netherlands who are seeking 12-week hospital placements in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53348/25]

858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she can assist a medical student currently in a college abroad, to secure a clinical placement in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25819/25]

855. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 20% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training and clinical psychology; the number of extra places this would result in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14157/25]

586. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that radiation therapy students should be paid during their summer clinical placement, and that an unpaid placement presents a financial obstacle to completing a degree in a vastly understaffed field in the health service; whether they will end the practice of unpaid placements in the health service; and if she will make a statemen…

626. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health given the known shortage of radiation therapists in Ireland and their vital role in fighting cancer and given the financial impediments to students of radiation therapy (details supplied), if she and her Government colleagues have plans to extend financial assistance to radiation therapy students similar to that afforded to nurses in the later yea…

658. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she is considering offering financial supports for radiation therapy students while they are on placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4413/25]