
Talks aimed at averting strike action at 38 medical locations, including Naas General Hospital, are scheduled to take place at the Workplace Relations Commission today.
10,000 staff are due to strike next Thursday in a row over a job evaluation scheme and pay increases.
Health care assistants, porters, cleaners and chefs are among the staff poised to take industrial action.
Negotiations are due to take place today between SIPTU, the HSE, and the Department of Public Expenditure.