“I know many of my friends who have secured… a job here in Ireland but they can’t come here because they can’t find accommodation.”
Dr Ali Raza Ansari is a trainee GP, based in the Midlands, who is currently sleeping in his car along with boxes of his possessions.
The HSE relies on overseas workers; in 2022, some 1,800 nurses were recruited from abroad - but Dr Ansari feels many more would come if it were not for the housing crisis.“If the accommodation crisis remains the same, I don’t think that will make the country attractive enough to welcome international doctors,” he told
Although he says rent in Ireland is “unbelievably high”, Dr Ansari is not homeless because of a lack of money, his issue is simply the lack of accommodation in the Midlands.“I try in get in touch with every ad that’s up there and probably 80% of my emails are the automatic replies from Daft that I’ve sent in the last couple of months.***Homeless Once Again***
Accomodation crisis!!! will someone please think about it ? My 4th relocation in 3rd year as a"NCHD DOCTOR", everytime i have to pack everything and carry it to next place, which is again now for 4 months only. 100s of other Doctors are facing the same.…
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