We were delighted to welcome Her Excellency, Ambassador Aisha Farooqui, to our office earlier last month.

On 9 June, our CEO Sheila McClelland, Director of Registration Dr Ray Healy and Head of Operations Kathyann Barrett met with Ambassador Farooqui and Mr Shahid Iqbal, the Embassy’s Deputy Head of Mission.

During the meeting, we discussed the processes for the recognition of qualifications and the registration of nurses and midwives from Pakistan.

In our State of the Register report in 2022, we reported that there were 28 registered nurses and midwives from Pakistan in Ireland as of 1 June 2022.

Speaking about the visit, Sheila McClelland said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the Ambassador to our offices and discuss how we are assisting nurses and midwives from Pakistan wishing to come onto the Register of Nurses and Midwives who can practise in Ireland. We look forward to this engagement continuing in the future.”