RTÉ reports that school secretaries and caretakers are "frustrated and disappointed" at the Government's failure to table concrete proposals to address low pay, job insecurity and inadequate pensions in their grades.

A new mandatory system of re-vetting people working with children every three years is being considered by the Department of Justice. If introduced. it which would involve an obligation on an employer or voluntary organisation to make a new application three years after the original vetting had been carried out.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan is expected to give fresh advice to Government on the use of the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines. Read more on that here. 

The WRC’s annual report for 2020 highlights pay as one of the big issues raised by employees throughout the pandemic according to Silicon Republic. 

SIPTU has warned that it may ballot members at Kerry Group for possible industrial action if the company fails to attend talks at the WRC aimed at resolving a dispute around proposed redundancies. Read more on that here. 

The chief executive of the employers' group Ibec has written to the Government to outline what the organisation sees as the key priorities for the reopening of the economy.

The Times reports that significant new powers to investigate corruption and misconduct allegations against Garda officers are to be considered today by Cabinet, when it examines new proposed reforms.

And finally, an aerial examination has established that half of the landmass of Killarney National Park has been severely damaged by weekend fires, far more than had been originally feared.

Our zen this morning is a heart-warming tale of Holly the dog, who escaped from her owners at at track and field event and went on to win the race. Holly clocked the final 100m in about 10.5 seconds, which is 1 second behind Usain Bolt’s world record.

Have a good day folks.