Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

My question concerns the importance of social dialogue. I want to say that it is ironic that the State continues to treat many groups of workers appallingly. One key group is that of school secretaries, who do a myriad of jobs and who, during Covid, were heroic in keeping the schools open and being on the front line. Yet, questions remain unanswered about how social dialogue is treating them.

Will school secretaries have to sign on for social welfare once again this summer? Why is there a delay in the WRC talks on this issue when strike action that brought about progress? Will the Taoiseach guarantee that school secretaries will be placed on Civil Service scales in September?

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