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21/04/2015
Govt Urged To Help Avert Bus Strikes
Fianna Fáil has called on the government to work with bus unions to avert planned strike action.
It follows announcements by SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union that its members at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann would hold two 48-hour work stoppages on 01 – 02 and 15 – 16 May.
The party's spokesperson on transport, Timmy Dooley, said: "The Government, and Minister Paschal Donohoe in particular, needs to take whatever action is necessary to prevent these strikes from going ahead.
The timing is particularly serious as it will affect tens of thousands of commuters, passengers and tourists on a busy bank holiday weekend. The fact that major rail engineering works are planned for that same weekend, resulting in the cancellation of a number of DART services and the closure of certain train stations adds to the imposition on travellers."
(MH/CD)
It follows announcements by SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union that its members at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann would hold two 48-hour work stoppages on 01 – 02 and 15 – 16 May.
The party's spokesperson on transport, Timmy Dooley, said: "The Government, and Minister Paschal Donohoe in particular, needs to take whatever action is necessary to prevent these strikes from going ahead.
The timing is particularly serious as it will affect tens of thousands of commuters, passengers and tourists on a busy bank holiday weekend. The fact that major rail engineering works are planned for that same weekend, resulting in the cancellation of a number of DART services and the closure of certain train stations adds to the imposition on travellers."
(MH/CD)
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