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 make a statement on the matter. [54423/26]

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 the programme in order that the applicant may be fully informed should they wish to appeal the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54424/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together.

Responsibility for the registration of nurses and midwives in Ireland rests with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).  The NMBI is an independent regulatory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011.

As the query raised by the Deputy is a matter for the NMBI, I have referred the question to the NMBI for its attention and direct response to the Deputy.