The statement comes ahead of an Oireachtas Committee meeting today.
The Irish Medical Organisation has issued a statement on staffing levels in hospitals.
They say it's likely there are more Irish medical professionals working in Australia than there are here.
Over the past few years, it's become more and more common for doctors and nurses to leave the country.
The IMO revealed over 3,000 doctors left Ireland for Australia in the past five years alone.
An Oireachtas Committee is meeting with the IMO today to discuss overcrowding in hospitals and staffing.
Poignant: 2 Years ago today, diaspora nurses from across Ireland gathered on the steps of the Opera House in Sydney with a simple #PayAndConditions message: Give us a reason to come home. pic.twitter.com/oDQAY4utgn
— Neil O. Sands (@neilosands) January 19, 2021
IMO Council Member, Dr Mick Molloy, says there's little incentive for Irish doctors and nurses to return home.
"They're having a different service and a different experience overseas. We have to compete with that," he said.
"We have to look at that and go 'how do we structure our career prospects for these people?'"
"You're appointed to a job for two years here but you're going to spend six months in Dublin .. Waterford .. Wexford .. Clonmel."
"How do you manage a family life with that? That's very very difficult."
