Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Two weeks ago, representatives from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, were before the Joint Committee on Health. The INMO's submission was extraordinary. It said that 3,400 students are on placements in Irish hospitals. Covid means they are in a vulnerable position. The failure by the HSE "to remunerate them amounts to exploitation". That is awful. The statement also notes that 50 nurses are infected by Covid each week. Student nurses feel very let down, unrecognised for their work but also financially. The Minister has to address that.

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