Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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212. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had on pay for student nurses. [16163/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Since October 2020, regular engagements have taken place directly between representative unions and officials from my Department on this matter. These engagements are ongoing and concern matters raised by representative unions regarding financial supports for supernumerary student placements at the present time, and pay for 4th-year internship placements.

On 8th February last I met with the lead representatives of the INMO, PNA and SIPTU on student nurse placement matters, including the findings of the Collins Report.

There is ongoing engagement between my officials and the representative unions at present on outstanding matters from these earlier engagements and I am hopeful that these will progress to agreement on the findings of the Collins Report as well as agreeing the commencement of the longer-term review of current travel and accommodation allowances and 4th year internship pay.