Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
285. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effect that threatened industrial action by IMPACT could have on the services of his Department; if this will lead to a delay in paying farmers grants due to them; the steps being taken to resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2061/14]
View answerIn announcing industrial action by technical staff in my Department, IMPACT have stated that their aim is to cause administrative inconvenience to the Department’s management without impacting on farmers or the food industry. I am, of course, concerned to ensure that the issues which gave rise to this industrial action are resolved as quickly as possible and my Department will work with IMPACT within the available industrial relations mechanisms to achieve that outcome.
