Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Public Expenditure Minister says the proposals discussed by unions representing nurses last night, will have to be in-line with the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
Under the proposals discussed at the Workplace Relations Commission, existing emergency department nurses will get two extra days leave next year and in 2017.
But the INMO says these days would be compensation for breaks lost due to overcrowding in hospitals, such as University Hospital Galway.
Planned strike action at 7 emergency departments today, including UHG, was called off late last night following the talks.
Minister Brendan Howlin says the proposals put forward will spark the interest of other public sector unions, but the Lansdowne Road Agreement is not up for re-negotiation.
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