Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

We have heard a lot about student nurses and the work they are doing on the front line at the moment. I want to ask specifically why they are being asked to pay for the flu jab. It is perfectly understandable that they would receive the flu jab given that they are front-line workers and working very hard with patients in Covid wards etc. Why, particularly when they are not being paid for the work they do, are they expected to pay for a simple thing like the flu jab? A number of nurses have come to us about this issue. I would like a comprehensive answer from the Minister.

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