Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Devlin for raising this important issue. I recognise the hugely important work and role of medical scientists in the proper functioning of our health system. I pay tribute to the dedication, professionalism and commitment of all medical scientists throughout the country.

The Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, MLSA, has a long-standing concern regarding to the pay and career structure of the medical scientist grade. It wants pay parity between medical scientists and clinical biochemists. Health sector management has been engaging with the MLSA regarding these issues under the existing public service agreement. The important point here is that the public service agreement group, which comprises union and Civil Service representatives and which has an independent chair, met on 11 May to consider this matter. They recommended that matter would be immediately referred to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and that industrial-----

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