Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. It is important to state there are issues of equality and fairness and regarding the rights of workers. In addition, there are also real issues of potential hardship. Therefore, time is important and of the essence. I reiterate the frustration - and it is frustration - felt by school secretaries and their representatives regarding the rate and speed of progress, or lack thereof. I ask again what the Minister sees as being a realistic timeframe. How quickly can these negotiations and discussions be concluded? I know that extensive work has been done on collecting data, which concluded on 21 May. We are now in July so this work concluded six weeks ago. Time is of the essence. I ask again, therefore, what is the realistic timeframe, with complete focus on this issue, to get a resolution.

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