Newsletter - IMPACT members' e-bulletin - Friday 25th July 2014 Issue 24

Government plans for universal health insurance (UHI) do not exclude children, which means the cost could run to €3,600 a year for a family of four, according to IMPACT. Speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal yesterday, the union’s national secretary Louise O’Donnell said the figure was based on an “optimistic” estimate, by former health minister James Reilly, who said the basic UHI package would cost €900 per individual.

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IMPACT wants urgent housing intervention
by Niall Shanahan

IMPACT general secretary Shay Cody has called on the Government to urgently intervene in the housing market and said private-renting tenants should be given greater security. Speaking at the MacGill summer school this week, he said rent increases in the Dublin area were averaging 20-30%, far more than most working people could afford.

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Limerick hospital row moves to LRC
by Bernard Harbor

IMPACT will attend a Labour Relations Commission hearing on the dispute at the Limerick group of hospitals next Thursday (31^st July). In the meantime, the union’s members are maintaining industrial action in protest at the chief operations manager’s €250,000 salary, which is being paid through a management consultancy firm.

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Talks on water staffing expected
by Bernard Harbor

Local talks over annual service plans for water provision will take place between unions and management from September. Each local authority must produce an annual service plan under its 12-year service level agreement with Irish Water, which guarantees that staff in local authorities will continue to provide water services.

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Civil service unions to explore cooperation
by Bernard Harbor

IMPACT and other civil service unions have agreed to explore improved coordination in a range of areas from the provision of financial services to better cooperation in negotiations on pay and conditions. The initiative follows a joint meeting of the executives of IMPACT, the PSEU, CPSU, AHCPS and the Veterinary Officers’ Association earlier this summer.

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