Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities

9:30 am

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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As it stands, negotiations have broken down. Firefighters will initiate industrial action stemming from a vote they took last year when more than 90% of them said "enough is enough". That stemmed from the results of a previous survey of firefighters that stated 60% of them do not see a future because of the work-life balance and all the other issues. As we currently sit here, negotiations have broken down. Are there plans for negotiations to recommence?