In a statement tonight People Before Profit Councillor Joan Collins condemned the decision of Dublin City Council to sack six engineers whose responsibilities include water and flood defence. With the backing of Councillor Brid Smyth a motion has been tabled for the next meeting of the Council calling for the decision to be reversed.
The motion states “This Council condemns the recent decision of management to terminate the contracts of six graduate engineers by the Council in the areas of drainage, environment, water, flood defence and roads. Given the recent catastrophic consequences of flooding across the country, this decision is totally inappropriate and compromises the ability of this Council to cope with similar threats of flooding of Dublin City. We call for the immediate re-instatement of these professional workers who will contribute to the prevention of a flooding disaster in Dublin. Any short term costs saved by the termination of these contracts pales significantly in the face of what it could end up costing the city in both in human and financial terms.”
The engineers are to have their contracts terminated tomorrow. Councillor Collins is calling on the City Manager to put a stay on the decision until the Council has an opportunity to discuss the matter.
The People Before Profit Alliance Councillors have pledged to provide full backing to the engineers and their union, SIPTU, in fighting these unjust and unnecessary sackings.
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Contact
Joan Collins at 086 3888151
Brid Smyth at 087 9090166
