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2nd February 2019
05:30pm GMT

“Nurses and midwives proudly stood up in defence of our patients and professions last Wednesday, but the government has responded with threats and intransigence. “Everybody – except the government – recognise that there is a serious understaffing problem in our health services. The public support for the strike on Wednesday showed that the Irish people stand with nurses and midwives. “Our message is clear. We will not be going away – resolving this dispute requires direct engagement from the government, recognising the real recruitment and retention problems in Irish nursing and midwifery. “We simply want to be able to do our jobs, but our health service cannot hire enough nurses and midwives on these uncompetitive wages. “As ever, we remain available for talks with the government for any realistic proposals.”
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