Members of the Dublin Fire Brigade have announced that they will go on strike twice this month.
Firefighters announced 24-hour stoppages on Sunday, 18 March and Monday, 27 March in opposition to discussions over the removal of the ambulance and dispatch function. Both strikes will begin at 9am.
The decision to strike follows a protest in Dublin City yesterday evening by members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.
According to The Independent, SIPTU sector organiser Brendan O’Brien said:
“It is with deep regret that SIPTU members in Dublin Fire Brigade have been forced into conducting these work stoppages.
“These firefighters are withdrawing their labour to indicate, in the strongest manner open to them, their complete opposition to an attempt by senior management in Dublin City Council to break up the DFB Emergency Medical Service by removing its ambulance call and dispatch function.
“Removal of this function breaks a key link in the DFB Emergency Medical Service chain, which would result in a reduction in the effectiveness of the service, response time delays and expose the public to increased risk.”
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