Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said he hopes that the strike action organised by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) will be resolved soon for the sake of hospital patients.
Minister Ryan spoke to reporters outside the Dáil prior to a Cabinet meeting this morning about a range of issues, including the medical scientists strike, the housing crisis and plans by electricity operator Eirgrid to open up a new data centre.
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