Judge to rule on Áras Attracta staff injunctions

A High Court judge will rule shortly on an application by five psychiatric nursing staff at the HSE’s Áras Attracta facility in Co Mayo for injunctions restraining the HSE proceeding with an internal investigation into allegations against them.

The injunctions are sought pending the full hearing of the nurses action alleging the manner in which the investigation is being carried out breaches their contractual entitlements and procedures agreed with their union, the Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Among their claims, advanced by Marguerite Bolger SC, is they were not consulted about the composition of a panel established to investigate the allegations.