Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

No doubt the Taoiseach is right to say that they are the best-trained nurses and midwives in the world, which is all the more reason to ensure we have them within our system. Sinn Féin Members met representatives of the nurses. In case the Taoiseach and his Government colleagues do not know, they are very angry about this scheme. They do not see it as some golden opportunity for them to contribute to the health service. They see it as a very cheap tactic to run down their terms and conditions and to run down the profession to which they are committed.

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