Politics
O’Brien handed pager device used by on-call firefighters during Dáil ‘stunt’
Opposition TDs were given alerters by the firefighters who asked them to deliver them to the Housing Minister in what has been described as an ‘act of theatre’
Minister Darragh O’Brien was given an alerter device used by on-call firefighters by an opposition TD supporting their industrial action, in a move described as a “stunt” and an “act of theatre”.
The exchange within the Dáil coincided with a protest by retained firefighters outside Leinster House relating to ongoing and escalating industrial action over pay and conditions.
Retained firefighters are not full-time employees and are instead paid a retainer to be on call for ...
