Mr. Damian Ginley:

As Ms Ní Sheaghdha alluded to, lest there be any doubt, the staff panel of trade unions is working collectively on this matter. We meet each week as a group of trade unions because we share a common challenge in this context. It is not about one union over another union. We all see the impact of the lack of a given grade. We work with all parts of a multidisciplinary team and we need to have all the parts of that fully staffed to ensure the service we deliver will be safe and efficient for the patients who require it. We are working together and, as Ms Ní Sheaghdha outlined, protests are due to commence this week in an escalation of our campaign in response to the blunt instrument of the pay and numbers strategy adopted by the HSE, and that will escalate as time goes on.