The Irish government employs hospital support staff, and may face a nationwide strike over an ongoing wage dispute. The trade union that represents support staff, Siptu, stated that it will be balloting nearly 20,000 workers to determine whether or not a strike will occur. Previously, the union intended to ballot fewer workers- recent developments have encouraged Siptu to expand the strike to 36 hospitals across the country.
See "Hospitals countrywide face strike action by support staff", Martin Wall, The Irish Times, April 15, 2019