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Actor: Irish Government
insufficient_evidenceTopic: health
Evidence: 6 events
Sources: 6
This promise by Irish Government has INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE for a rating. Only 6 evidence events were found. More research is needed before a reliable assessment can be made.
This promise is SPECIFIC (vagueness score: 40/100). It includes measurable targets or deadlines that make it trackable. Specific promises are easier to verify as kept or broken.
Issue category: healthcare
In October 2024, six new academic healthcare programmes were launched creating over 200 additional places, and a further 460 new training places were approved across high-demand healthcare professions.
Only 2 partially-staffed community neuro-rehabilitation teams are operational in Ireland (Tralee/Kerry and Mallow/Cork), despite the 2019 Neurorehabilitation Strategy promising 9 teams nationwide under the Programme for Government.
The Neurological Alliance of Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2026 calls for funding of four fully staffed community neuro-rehabilitation teams to complete the national rollout, as promised in the Programme for Government.
An Oireachtas debate in June 2025 confirmed the HSE is in the process of expanding the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams across the country.
A €28.5 million government investment was announced to deliver over 1,100 new third-level healthcare places annually, representing a 27% increase in annual training capacity across medicine, nursing, and allied health professions.
A €28.5 million Government investment will deliver over 1,100 new third-level healthcare places per year (a 27% increase in annual training capacity), with more than 3,000 additional places over three years. This covers medicine, nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions.
Implement community-based multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in every Regional Health Area