Call for Kildare Co Council to support nurses and midwives

Sinn Feín has tabled a motion to Kildare County Council in support of nurses and midwives.

The planned strikes by 43,000 nurses are still set to go ahead from 30 January after talks failed to deliver a breakthrough.

Cllr Thomas Redmond said: "The fact is this is not a vocation but a job and these professional staff need to be remunerated properly.

"Some of us are married to Nurses are the children of Nurses and all of us on the Council know how difficult and hard the job of the nurse is.

"I demand full support for my motion and want those nursing staff out there to know we support you."

The motion states:

"That the council agree that a letter is sent to the Minister for Health expressing this Council's support for our nurses and midwives who have balloted for strike action beginning 30 January seeking a safe, fully staffed, functioning health service that values and pays them as essential skilled professionally workers."