Fόrsa’s Municipal Employees’ division has won a commitment that Dublin City Council will fill outstanding library attendant and mobile library driver posts, following a longstanding dispute. This follows increased pressure by the division’s library representatives. Interviews are now expected to take place soon.

Meanwhile, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) talks on a series of disputes in the library service are continuing after resuming in late December, following a breakdown over promotional procedures for library assistants and senior library assistants.

Head of Fόrsa's local government division Peter Nolan said sufficient progress was made to allow the talks to cover the full range of issues affecting staff. These include staffing shortages, staffless libraries, qualifications and procurement.

Further WRC talks are taking place this month.