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GRA lauches sick pay challenge
Summary
The Garda Representative Association (GRA), representing 11,500 rank‑and‑file Gardaí, has filed a High Court challenge against Minister Brendan Howlin over the 2014 Public Service Management (Sick Leave) Regulations. The new regulations, aimed at saving public service sick leave costs, were enacted on 6 March and are to take effect on 1 April. The GRA argues the Minister introduced them without proper consultation, rendering them irrational and incomprehensible. They seek an order quashing the Minister's decision and declarations that the enactment exceeded his powers and breached fair procedures and legitimate expectations. Mr Justice Michael Peart granted permission to proceed ex‑parte and set a return date for June, allowing the GRA to apply for an injunction to halt the regulations pending the case. The GRA's counsel highlighted that negotiations on sick leave had been ongoing and that the Minister's decision was a "bolt from the blue.".
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: GRA lauches sick pay challenge. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 1 Other
- March 6th Hearing Or Sentence
- March 7th Other
- 2014-03-31 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
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