Séamus Healy (Tipperary, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the decision to go to the WRC. This is not unusual, however, and is just the first step. The important point is that the Minister and his officials go to the WRC with a view to solving this problem in a way that will mean school secretaries will be employed directly by the Department of Education and Skills. That is the bottom line and what the process must achieve.

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