A DUP MLA has said the British government should be "embarrassed" that the Irish Republic is stepping in to fund student nursing and midwifery places in Northern Ireland.
Paul Givan, the party's health spokesperson, said failing to properly finance Stormont is "undermining" arguments for Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom.
The Irish government plans to fund 250 student nursing and midwifery places for the 2023/24 academic year, addressing a shortfall resulting from budgetary problems north of the border.
