Report from the
Partnership Committee following its meeting held on Wednesday 25th
April 2005
Attendees:
Management Non-Union
Trade Unions
Mr M Flanagan Ms B Molony Mr G Hayden (AMICUS- MSF)
Mr J Dunnion (IFUT)
Mr
A O’Connor (SIPTU)
Mr J Colley (INPDTU)
Ms B Moran (AMICUS-MSF)
Ms M Flynn ((Chair)
Mr T Murtagh (SIPTU)
Mr T Boucher (TEEU)
Dr
M Clarke (IFUT)
Absent:
Ms
S McGrath
Dr
P Ryan
P
O’Reilly
Prof
G Doyle
Prof
B McKenna
Dr J McCafferty
Guests:
P.Fitzgerald
(Minutes)
Mr. R. French (AMICUS-MSF)
Minutes
of the Last Meeting
These were agreed.
Matters arising
Concerns
regarding the infrequency of PVG meetings raised. There has been no
response, thus far, to the letter sent by the Chair on the 22nd
of February. There was general dissatisfaction with the interaction
between the PVG and UCD.
Revised
Action Plan
The
difficulties with an earlier draft of the President’s Introductory
Statement to the Plan have been resolved. Concerns were expressed
that a member of the PVG was in informal contact with the Joint
Secretary, a member of management, between meetings rather than the
Partnership committee. BM asked that members of the committee
receive copies of such communication.
The
Chair suggested that, since most of the concerns regarding the plan
had been removed, it should be possible to separate the process from
the plan. There was consensus that the current version of the
President’s Statement facilitated approval of the revised Plan.
Progress
Report
Clarification was sought on Points 19, 20, 30 & 57 of the Report.
AOB
TB
suggested that all unions should write to the PVG to express concern
about the frequency of meetings and therefore the time taken verify
documents required for the payment of national pay awards.
Issues
surrounding the crèche were again noted but if was decided that
they should be the subject of a separate meeting.
Next
Meeting
TBA