Скачать или смотреть Tension between government parties as Forsa strike rumbles on

Tensions are emerging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over the school secretaries’ strike, with one Fianna Fáil TD pictured with demonstrators outside a Fine Gael TD’s constituency office.

As secretaries and caretakers continue to protest, some members of both parties believe it is the responsibility of the opposing party’s minister to resolve it.

It comes as a group of Fine Gael councillors in the constituency of Education Minister Helen McEntee released a joint statement in support of the protesters this week.

The 11 Meath Fine Gael councillors said they “fully support school secretaries and caretakers in their campaign for fair treatment”.

The group said the caretakers and secretaries’ demands, which include pension parity and access to illness and bereavement leave, are “reasonable and long overdue”.

Several of the councillors confirmed that Ms McEntee was not made aware of the statement before it was released.

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