Michael D. Higgins
Question:205 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will make a statement of the position in relation to the industrial dispute at the Botanic Gardens. [26059/98]
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205 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will make a statement of the position in relation to the industrial dispute at the Botanic Gardens. [26059/98]
I wish to refer the Deputy to the statement made in this House on 17 November 1998, by the Minister of State at my Department, in response to a motion raised on the Adjournment debate.
Craft gardeners employed in the Botanic Gardens have, for some time, sought a universal upgrading. This claim has been rejected by the Labour Court on two previous occasions, in 1992 and 1996.