Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024
398. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the income thresholds for social housing in any or all of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10176/24]
View answerIn the local government sector, acting up arrangements may only be considered where all options around re-organisation and re-allocation of work have been fully exhausted. Each local authority must also ensure that an acting up arrangement is used only where absolutely necessary.
The matters raised have already been the subject of a Labour Court hearing which recommended that the parties engage at national level to seek to resolve the issue arising. These discussions are ongoing between the relevant unions and the Local Government Management Agency and therefore it would not be appropriate to comment on same at this point in time.
