Politics

Donohoe says he ‘won’t be influenced’ by threats of strike in public sector pay talks

As unions gear up for industrial action next Thursday, the spending minister says he is hopeful negotiations would re-commence next week

Paschal Donohoe: “I want an agreement in relation to public service pay, I want that because I believe it is right that we give our civil servants, our doctors, our nurses, and our teachers certainty about the future of their pay.”

Paschal Donohoe has said he won’t be influenced into reaching a new public sector pay deal by threats of industrial action and that he is hopeful that talks with trade unions will recommence next week.

The country could be facing strikes across the public sector by later this month as the existing public sector pay agreement has expired without a new deal in place - marking the first time such a deal has lapsed without ...