Overview
- The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation asked the HSE to suspend banded mileage rates and pay the top rate for the duration of the fuel price surge.
- The HSE declined to make the change and referred the request to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for a decision.
- SIPTU said it will seek talks with employers to secure supports for staff who provide home care, including compensation for fuel, insurance, and vehicle upkeep.
- Fórsa urged employers to cut mandatory office attendance and expand remote or hybrid work to lower fuel use and ease travel costs for workers who drive.
- SIPTU warned that fuel-driven inflation will add pressure in wage negotiations across the public and private sectors as the current pay deal runs to 30 June 2026.