Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2022
428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress, if any, that has been made in ensuring that staff in TU Dublin Tallaght have the same academic allowances as TU Dublin staff in Blanchardstown and City Campus. [45497/22]
View answerEmployees in Higher Education Institutions have a number of industrial relation mechanisms available to them and queries on employment matters are addressed first and foremost at a local level, either where an employee may raise a query directly with their employer or by having a query raised on their behalf by their union representatives. In the event that a satisfactory outcome is not achieved at local level, there are structures available to facilitate national engagement between unions, management and the Department, where a matter is escalated beyond the local level. The issue raised by the Deputy is a local matter which has not been escalated to the national level, and as such, the detail of the claim would not be a matter for my Department.
