514. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties faced by nursing and midwifery applicants who trained in the North of Ireland when registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; her views on whether it is acceptable that barriers are in place for nurses who wish to practise in Ireland at a time of staffing shortages; the plans to streamline the process; and if …
Topics / Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
11 questions from 5 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 16 July 2026.
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515. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, applicant (details supplied), who is an Irish citizen with English as their native language, who sat the leaving certificate and who has completed their studies in an English-speaking college, has been asked to submit English language test results to NMBI as part of their registration; and if she will mak…
516. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a compensation measure has been requested by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, on an application (details supplied); to clarify the specific "quantitative and qualitative deficits" that were identified in the programme by NMBI, and the NMBI/EU Directive 2005/36/EC standards and requirements that were identified as having not been met by…
827. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) application for qualification recognition by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has completed a Masters in (Adult) Nursing at Queen's University Belfast was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44895/26]
533. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her Department could review Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland processing timelines and introduce enforceable service standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35899/26]
534. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she could establish a streamlined pathway for nursing and midwifery applicants trained in Ireland and the North of Ireland, improve transparency and communication obligations to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35900/26]
535. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her Department could assess the impact of current delays on national workforce planning and service delivery within the nursing and midwifery sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35901/26]
284. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on an NMBI overseas recognition application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/26]
1090. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61935/25]
2257. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in advanced nurse practitioner applications with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (details supplied) in view of the shortage of advanced practitioners in remote areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45350/25]
2008. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of fitness to practice inquiries conducted by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann Under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 on an annual basis between 2020 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18705/25]