Nurse who was assaulted had shifts cancelled after case raised in Oireachtas meeting

The nurse had been working for the prison service for over two years and had hoped for a permanent appointment

An agency nurse who was sexually assaulted while working in a prison had all her shifts cancelled after her case was raised with prison service management in an Oireachtas committee meeting. 

The nurse had been unhappy with the manner in which prison management were dealing with her assault.