Student nurses repeat call for fair payment as Collins Report sent to Cabinet The report compiled by Professor Tom Collins was to look at how student nurses should be paid for working during the Covid pandemic. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Tuesday 19 Jan 2021, 12:01 PM Jan 19th 2021, 12:01 PM 8,018 Views 21 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com Image: Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com STUDENT NURSES AND midwives have reiterated their calls for “fair remuneration”, as a report on their situation comes before Cabinet today. The report compiled by Professor Tom Collins, the former chair of the Dublin Institute of Technology governing body, is expected to recommend that student nurses receive a pandemic grant of €100 a week during their unpaid placements in hospitals.