Fórsa has written to HSE chief Paul Reid to say it expects any proposed redundancy arrangements to conform to public service agreements. The warning was issued after a Sunday newspaper reported that Reid planned to implement “targeted” voluntary redundancies among “management” posts sometime next year.

Elsewhere, the public health nurses in Ballinasloe and Portumna said they are being forced to take industrial action on Friday because of the "refusal to fill two-thirds of the posts". The INMO said both districts typically have six nurses, but are now facing four vacancies, due to maternity leave, resignation and reassignment.

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The Minister for Climate Action and the Environment has said the Government is determined to ensure alternative employment is provided for hundreds of people affected by the decision to close two power stations in the midlands. Richard Bruton was speaking as a number of Cabinet ministers travelled to the region, after plans to close peat-burning electricity facilities in Shannonbridge and Lanesboro were confirmed.

RTÉ reports that €40 million has been spent by the State so far on remediation works in dozens of schools where fire safety breaches and structural defects were discovered. The figure is expected to be contained in an update that the Minister for Education Joe McHugh is expected to give to the Cabinet at its weekly meeting later this morning.

Staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology who are members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) are to go on strike next Tuesday in a dispute over what the union says is the failure of management to consult and engage with it over future strategic direction.

The Times reports that The Supreme Court has ruled that employees who want to have their lawyers present at internal workplace disciplinary proceedings must establish an "exceptional" case that the process could not be fair without such legal representation. The ruling was made in the case of an Irish Rail inspector facing a disciplinary process over alleged fuel theft through misuse of a company fuel card.

New advertising rules introduced today, under the Public Health Alcohol Act of 2018, will prevent drinks companies from promoting their products near schools, playgrounds or on public transport.

The rules will also prohibit alcohol advertising in cinemas for films under the age 18 classification.

A meeting will take place this afternoon to decide on whether to lift the boil water notice impacting over 600,000 people.The Health Service Executive, the Environmental Protection Agency, Irish Water and Fingal County Council will review test results, which are due back today from samples at the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant.

GoSafe speed camera van operators have suspended their industrial action.  SIPTU said it is so talks can take place with the company at the Workplace Relations Commission next week. .

And finally, the RTÉ documentary 'Will Ireland Survive 2050?', premiered last night and is available to view here. Ahead of the feature, former weather presenter and head of forecasting at Met Éireann, Gerald Fleming, assessed the potential ramifications of climate change in this piece.

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