The Government’s ongoing failure to address the crisis in the disability and care sectors has now resulted in strike action, as SIPTU Section 39 workers have overwhelmingly voted to walk off the job in a dispute over pay.
That’s the view of Mayo Aontu TD Paul Lawless who say we cannot claim to prioritise the needs of vulnerable people unless we can address this core issues relating to the disability sector.
The CEO of the Disability Federation of Ireland stated that this issue is having a catastrophic impact.
Deputy Lawless says the core and fundamental issue is recruitment and retention.
He has warned that the Government’s continued neglect has now led directly to industrial action—a crisis that could have been entirely avoided had the Government upheld its commitments.
Deputy Lawless been giving more details to Midwest Radio’s Michael D. McAndrew:
