Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

Average pay in Ireland is €32,718. The next lowest is New Zealand, where average nurse pay is €33,502. Nurses in New Zealand are going on strike for pay tomorrow. Being worse than New Zealand is not a good thing. In Sweden, average nurse pay is €34,025; in Denmark it is €37,537; in Australia it is €42,446; in the USA it is €46,834; and in Canada it is €54,536. The biggest area-----