Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of and have been kept up to date by officials on this dispute and the action proposed to be taken by Fórsa members in local authorities. These are local authority staff whom we all value and there is no question about that. There is a mechanism to deal with disputes and issues such as this with the LGMA and the union representatives. We are on the cusp of national pay talks. In fact, we are in the middle of them. I would have thought that would be the forum in which to deal with the issue. I call on both sides to engage to resolve the issues, which are resolvable.

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