Statement from Minister Darragh O’Brien on Retained Firefighters

 
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien has welcomed confirmation from SIPTU that Retained Firefighters will suspend strike action from noon today [17 August]. This comes following discussions at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which Minister O’Brien urged Parties to engage with earlier this week.
 
Minister O’Brien thanked both sides for their engagement in the process saying, “I welcome the intervention of the WRC in the current dispute and I believe a pathway forward can be found. I’d like to thank both sides for engaging in this process and for their efforts to seek a resolution.
 
I will continue to support the great work done by our retained firefighters across the country and will advocate on their behalf at the upcoming national pay talks which are due to begin shortly.”