The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is to stage a protest outside the Dail later
It's been organised over what the INMO describes as the appalling overcrowding of our hospitals.
The demonstration, which is being supported by SIPTU, the ICTU and other trade unions, will take place at 12 o'clock - outside the Kildare street entrance - of the Dáil.
General Secretary of the INMO, Liam Doran says the public health service needs support from the government: