A nationwide strike is continuing until 8am tomorrow.
Ambulance workers on the picket lines are warning of the difficulty of replacing experienced staff who leave for better paid jobs.
Around two-thousand National Ambulance Service workers are striking until 8am tomorrow in a row over pay and conditions, with further action planned for the next two Tuesdays.
The Taoiseach is calling for the strikes to end, while SIPTU says the HSE must introduce enhanced pay scales to recognise advanced training and increased responsibilities.
Paramedic Colin O’Leary outlines where the staff who leave are going:
Enterprise Minister, Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke, says there’s a clear process for dialogue between the HSE and the union workers:
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