Ministers urged to 'show respect' and intervene over Section 39 workers' pay protest

'Disgrace and shame' that 5,000 community and voluntary-sector agency health workers are forced to take strike action

Among 19 agencies whose staff will take strike action are the Irish Wheelchair Association and Depaul Ireland.

Fianna Fáil TDs have called on their ministerial colleagues to "show respect" and immediately intervene to restore the pay of Section 39 workers who are due to strike next week.

The Dáil has heard that it is a "disgrace and a shame" that 5,000 community and voluntary-sector agency health workers have been forced to mount indefinite protest action.