Full review of allowances for student nurses under way, says Tánaiste 

The Government has been widely criticised for not supporting a motion to pay trainee nurses the same rate as healthcare assistants.

A full review of allowances for those studying nursing is under way the Tánaiste has told the Dáil amid calls to pay student nurses working in hospitals.

The Government has been widely criticised in the Dáil this week for not supporting a motion to pay trainee nurses the same rate as healthcare assistants.