Dáil Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 16:40

Student nurses employment scheme

Summary

Michael Healy-Rae criticises the treatment of student nurses and an alleged compulsory low-paid scheme, linking it to the HSE Governance Bill; the Chair demands relevance and the Taoiseach confirms that Bill is on Second Stage.

Michael Healy-Rae Independent

With regard to student nurses who are being forced into a cheap labour scheme-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We will not have a preamble.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

-----84 applications have been made for 1,000 places and they are being bullied and told their contracts will not be renewed-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I ask the Deputy to co-operate.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

-----unless they enter the Government's slave scheme.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is a load of nonsense. The Deputy should get on with it.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

It is not nonsense.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We are discussing promised legislation. The Deputy should stop acting the maggot every day.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

I am discussing the Health Service Executive.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

The Deputy should table a parliamentary question. To what legislation is he referring?

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

The Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

What does that have to do with the scheme for nurses?

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

If the Ceann Comhairle was a student nurse, he would agree it has everything to do with the scheme.

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

The Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill is on Second Stage.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

If the Deputy read the Order Paper, he would know that.

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