Government scored 'own goal' over student nurses pay, say Fine Gael TDs

The Government scored 'an own goal' for which Fine Gael is 'carrying the can' on pay for student nurses, the party's weekly meeting has heard.

The Government scored "an own goal" for which Fine Gael is "carrying the can" on pay for student nurses, the party's weekly meeting has heard.

A number of TDs expressed their disappointment in how the issue has been portrayed, with Cork North-Central TD Colm Burke saying that the party had taken more of the blame for the issue than its coalition partners and had "carried the can", while Charlie Flanagan said the party had been "hammered" on the issue.