asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he is aware that notice has been given to the workers employed in the Great Southern Railway workshops, notifying them of changes in the rates of pay, to come into effect on the 27th May, 1929, and that as a consequence considerable unrest prevails, and whether he proposes to take any steps to bring about a meeting of the Company and the representatives of the Trade Unions with a view to preventing the risk of a dispute.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Great Southern Railway Employees.
I would refer to the answer to a question by Deputy Ua Dubhghaill on the same subject given on the 1st May, 1929. Since that date I received from the Irish Railway Shops Joint Committee a request that a joint conference should be arranged with the railway company. I accordingly communicated with the company, which informs me that it has assured the representatives of the trade unions of its willingness to meet them. I would suggest, therefore, that the trade unions should communicate with the company and arrange a meeting.