Letters

Emigrating doctors

Medicine graduates should have to stay

Tue Jun 07 2022 - 01:10

Sir, – In response to your figure of 402 Irish doctors emigrating to Australia this year as noted in your weekend section.

I fail to understand why there is not in place some sort of contract obligating them to work in Ireland for at least three years post-graduation.

As a lot of their five-year university fees are subsidised by us the taxpayer it feels right we should receive some reward for this and not have to rely on a regular basis advertising for doctors from abroad. At the moment it seems to be Ireland’s loss is Australia’s gain!

– Yours, etc,

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EILEEN BANNAN,

Letterkenny,

Co Donegal.