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A Kerry TD says moving asylum seekers into own-door accommodation could save taxpayers up to €160 million. Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly says reforms to the direct provision system, as outlined in an expert group report, would provide a more humane system for less costs. Deputy Daly is calling for a move to appropriately-sized, own-door […]
A Kerry TD says the county council should be more proactive in its use of CCTV to catch fly-tippers. Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly says most cases of illegal dumping in Kerry occur on private land. He thinks Kerry County Council could use its cameras on private land with the landowners’ permission. Deputy Daly, who’s […]
A Kerry TD is calling for student nurses and midwives to be paid.
Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has welcomed his party’s motion on the matter, which calls for fourth year interns to be paid at the healthcare assistant rate.
It also requests 1st to 3rd year students be offered temporary healthcare assistant contracts while placements are suspended, and for the publication of the review of student allowances.
The motion also calls for a review on the extent to which other students in hospitals perform work beyond their degree requirement.
Deputy Daly says the Minister must now engage immediately with the INMO and other unions, as the students deserve quick action.