Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-27
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Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Dún Laoghaire

Noel, the section 39 worker I was talking to, said the Tánaiste was going to mention the WRC. He said the workers had been to the WRC and sometimes the Government does not even bother to turn up. He said it is a stalling tactic. He guaranteed that Simon Harris would say "WRC". The workers do not want the WRC; they want a commitment to pay restoration. Give the commitment to pay parity so we do not have people doing the same job being paid different rates because one of them happens to be outsourced to a section 39 charity looking after the most vulnerable in our society. Dún Laoghaire home care is closing tomorrow because the Government is outsourcing the home care for people with dementia and other vulnerable people to a charity which can collapse-----

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Sitting date: 2025-02-27