Today, around 270 workers at Caredoc, the GP out-of-hours service in Wexford - I think it covers part of the Tánaiste's own constituency or-----

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-----county - have gone on strike. The INMO and SIPTU have said they are seeking implementation of a 2023 Workplace Relations Commission pay agreement that was agreed for section 39 organisations. They are specifically seeking the 8% increase that is due to their members working in Caredoc. This is the first of a number of planned strikes that will have a significant impact on GP's out-of-hours services. Last week, 14 ambulances were stacked up at Wexford hospital. It was chaotic and this will only add to that. Can I ask if there can be any intervention? I appreciate there are industrial relations mechanisms but these workers are asking for something that was agreed in 2023, which was an 8% increase. Can I ask we do our utmost to ensure this series of strikes, which will have a chaotic impact in the likes of my county of Wexford, is averted as best we can?

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