Members of the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) have balloted in favour of the Lansdowne Road Agreement by a margin of 71%. The ballot result, announced at the end of August, adds to the number of unions that have balloted in favour of the agreement. Siptu, the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), MLSA, TEEU and IMPACT have all balloted in favour, and the executive of the CPSU has recommended a ‘yes’ vote to its members.

The agreement is subject to ratification by an aggregate ballot of the Public Services Committee (PSC) of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The PSC is due to meet next week.

The Lansdowne Road Agreement extends the main provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement until September 2018, and restores around €2,000 to the pay of most public servants in three phases between January 2016 and September 2017. The pay restoration will be achieved through a combination of adjustments to the public service pension levy and a partial reversal of the 2010 public service pay cuts. In July, IMPACT members backed the agreement with 75% voting in favour.