Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In the programme for Government, the Government committed to returning the support of healthcare workers for their willingness to protect us all. Last night, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party betrayed their promise to healthcare workers, in particular student nurses and midwives, by voting to delete the People Before Profit-Solidarity motion calling for those workers to be paid. For that betrayal, shame on Fine Gael, shame on Fianna Fáil and shame on the Green Party. I have been inundated since last night by the student nurses and midwives who worked with us on putting the motion together. They are not giving up the fight. They are now talking about the action and campaign that they will escalate-----

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