Local authority water workers were promised there would be no change to the terms and conditions of their employment whether they transferred to Irish Water or remained as Council employees. Now, they’re being told that this will not be the case if they do not transfer to Irish Water, and strike action is imminent. I asked if the Government would intervene to ensure the promises made are kept.
The new Agri-Food Regulator will not have the power to determine who is profiteering from food price increases. Until this is changed, it will just be a waste of money.
Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has suggested Ennis town centre as the focus of a government pilot project aimed at bringing buildings back into residential use.
Promises made regarding the pension entitlements of workers who were transferred from the civil service to other bodies were not kept in the past. Posts and Telegraph personnel and Air Traffic Controllers are examples, and now it is proposed with regard to civil servants working in Garda stations.