Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last November, my party brought forward proposals on how we deal with the continuing recruitment and retention crisis in the retained fire service. Many retained fire fighters came here that evening to listen to the debate and they made it clear they could not go on. They told us the service was on its knees and on the brink of complete collapse. Six months later, nothing has been done to address those issues. What will the Taoiseach do to re-establish the talks that have collapsed? What will he do to ensure meaningful proposals are brought forward to ensure strike action, which is now planned, can be avoided? Will he speak to his colleague, the Minister of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, about improved pay for retained fire fighters?

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