David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1892. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of student nurse and midwife pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35771/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A longer-term review of matters related to student nursing and midwifery placements and internships is well underway. Following consultation by my Department with representative unions, I appointed Mr Sean McHugh, an independent specialist in HR and mediation, to lead the review. Mr McHugh will consider information, submissions, and presentations from a range of parties involved in these placements and internships.

The review's terms of reference include existing clinical placement allowances payable to student nurses and midwives on supernumerary clinical placement, the Pandemic Placement Grant as specified in Professor Collins' shorter-term review, and pay for 4th-year nurses and midwives on paid internship placement. I look forward to receiving and reviewing the report shortly.