Overview
- SIPTU agreed to pause a planned 72‑hour stoppage and to lift a work‑to‑rule from noon after four days of Labour Court talks on Thursday and Friday.
- A 24‑hour strike on May 12 caused significant service disruption and forced reliance on Dublin Fire Brigade ambulances for some emergency calls.
- Sources report that enhanced pay scales recommended in the 2020 Roles and Responsibilities review are largely agreed, but HSE plans to consolidate premium payments and impose reform conditions have blocked a final deal.
- Unions say the pause is temporary and warned members will return to picket lines if meaningful progress is not made, while the HSE says earlier conditional offers that included pay increases were rejected.
- The dispute stems from a long‑running failure to implement a 2020 pay review and could continue to delay non‑urgent ambulance responses and strain contingency arrangements if talks fail.