188. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in advance of budget 2019 to improve nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention; the steps being taken to improve annual starting salaries for staff nurses and staff midwives in comparison with those of teachers and healthcare assistants; the steps being taken to ensure that Irish nurses and midwives' average weekly working hours are improved in line with those of their international counterparts; the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland can retain highly trained and skilled nurses and midwives as demand rises around the world due to the global shortage of nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40217/18]

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188. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in advance of budget 2019 to improve nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention; the steps being taken to improve annual starting salaries for staff nurses and staff midwives in comparison with those of teachers and healthcare assistants; the steps being taken to ensure that Irish nurses and midwives' average weekly working hours are improved in line with those of their international counterparts; the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland can retain highly trained and skilled nurses and midwives as demand rises around the world due to the global shortage of nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40217/18]

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