Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I hope I get a better response on the issue of pay and working conditions for student nurses than the previous Deputy got on public health specialists. I agree with the points that were made. That is an issue that needs to be resolved. The Minister committed to doing so when he was in opposition.

We have a very real problem concerning student nurses on first, second and third year placements. They are the glue holding our public health system together. They are operating on the front line and they are doing a first-class job but they are not being paid. Can the Minister address this issue urgently?

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