Vol. 513 No. 6
247 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children if the payment of a lump sum to nurses as part of the recent settlement will be extended to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is nursing since 1990; and if he will give the details of this settlement and the persons entitled to it. [2975/00]
As part of the settlement of the recent nurses' pay dispute, the Labour Court recommended payment of a lump sum of £1,250 to all nurses employed in the public sector. The lump sum was also payable to student public health nurses, post-registration student nurses and pupil midwives. It was not payable to student nurses participating in the nursing registration-diploma programmes or to agency nurses. I understand that the person to whom the Deputy's question relates is employed as an agency nurse.
