INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha rubbished the offer after Health Minister Simon Harris and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said the warring sides could hold peace talks through the Workplace Relations Commission. In a joint statement last night, just hours before thousands of INMO members prepared to down tools for the second time in less than a week today, Mr Harris and Mr Donohoe said they believe an agreement can be reached to call off the strikes. Saying the independent Workplace Relations Commission “remain available to facilitate” talks, the two senior ministers said the Government is willing to discuss the matter further with nurses if they leave the picket lines. The ministers continue to be willing to engage in talks on the range of workplace related issues other than pay to try to resolve the dispute. “I have never in my life dealt with a Government less capable of addressing an industrial relations dispute,” she said.

Source: Irish Examiner February 05, 2019 03:45 UTC