Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food meets for discussion on Land Availability and Land Use

The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement chaired by Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Cormac Devlin TD meets for engagement with Ms. Patricia McKeown, UNISON Northern Ireland on Tuesday 3rd March at 6:15pm in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House. 

UNISON is one of the UK's largest trade unions serving more than 1.3 million members with more than 40,000 members in Northern Ireland. They represent and act for members working in a range of public services and utilities for better working pay and conditions.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Cathaoirleach of the Committee, Deputy Cormac Devlin TD said, “UNISON is a longstanding champion of the Peace Process with particular emphasis on the key role of quality public services in delivering the commitments on equality and human rights enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement.”

“Tomorrow’s meeting will look at the work carried out by UNISON in the health and social care area. UNISON has a long commitment of promoting North South partnerships on health.  The health and social services system in the North, for decades, has championed a partnership approach, proposing real change based on the needs of patients, service users and staff and rallying civil society organisations to promote stakeholder engagement and foster an inclusive environment where all voices are heard.”

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