My question is to the Minister for Finance. I also have one to the Minister for Labour which I understand is also being taken by the Minister for Finance. I would like to ask the Minister for Finance what steps he is taking to settle the claim by secretarial assistants employed under the scheme of secretarial assistance for non-office holders in the Oireachtas, which has led to a one day strike today, especially in view of the likely disruption to the work of the Oireachtas and the inconvenience for the general public if the claim is not settled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
My question to the Minister for Labour is to ask him if he will consider intervening in the current dispute between secretarial assistants employed under the scheme of secretarial assistance for non-office holders in the Oireachtas in view of the disruption to the work of the Oireachtas and the inconvenience to the public that a prolonged strike could cause.