Paddy McHugh (Galway East, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the threat of industrial action by the Irish Nurses Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses Association, to further discuss their eight-point claim and, specifically, their demand for a 35-hour week and pay parity with other health professionals and to allow the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to make a statement on the matter.

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