Both SIPTU and the INMO have agreed to defer any further action until they have reviewed the updated offer.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) confirmed on Friday morning that they had received a formal offer from CareDoc late on Thursday night.

"Payment will be processed immediately to all staff, once funds are discharged by the HSE"

Further service interruptions are also likely over the Christmas period

SIPTU health division industrial organiser, Ger McNally, said some of his members involved in the Caredoc dispute are 'barely on minimum wage'.

Caredoc staff based in Carlow town are escalating an industrial dispute over an unpaid 8 per cent wage increase agreed under a national Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) process in 2023.