Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister sits in Cabinet, I am sure he has a view on these matters. Given there is clearly a major issue concerning the disparity in pay between organisations, CDNTs are not going to function until such time as, I respectfully suggest, pay parity is addressed. I refer to there being some signal from the Minister to us this morning to show he acknowledges that the pay differentials are significant and that this is having a knock-on effect concerning the ability to recruit. The very existence of section 39 organisations in the long term is now in question. They are losing capacity weekly and their ability to deliver services to the people they serve is being hindered as a result. I contend this is an emergency, it needs to be addressed and the WRC process needs to have the support of the Government.

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