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NRFA & SIPTU
Aontas Trodairí Dóiteán
Seasta na h-Éireann
Representing the
Retained Firefighter
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Benevolent Fund Closing
Date for Refunds
As the Benevolent Fund is changing, all
current members are entitled to a refund on the amount that
they paid in. The
final date for refunds from the Benevolent Fund will be 31st
December 2011. No Refunds will be made after this date. Please
make sure that you get your application form filled in and
returned to The Treasurer Sean Martin, The Tower Inn Elphin Co
Roscommon. If you have any queries
please contact Sean 086 8495914
(please use the NRFA Appliclation form to claim your refund
available here)
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The NRFA JOURNAL
We have just published the
5th
edition of our new Fire Services Journal which is brought out
quarterly. The
glossy new mag is published under the directorship of NRFA
Officers Michael Spillane and Liam O'Brien and is edited and
produced by Ruairi Kavanagh.
It is published by FSJ
Publishing Dublin.
Copies will
be mailed to Fire
Stations around the Country, if you didn't get your copy
last time and
would like to be on the mailing list,
please contact any Committee Member.
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Labour Court Recommendation
Roscommon County Council and SIPTU
Non Participation in Breathing Apparatus
Recertification Training
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The Court
Recommends
The Labour Court has set out its position on Fire
Fighter Training in LRC No 20153
and this recommendation should be
read in this context. Furthermore the Court notes
that a large measure of agreement on outstanding
issues was reached between the parties at
proximity talks held on 25th November 2011 under
the auspices of the LRC. This recommendation
should be read in that context also. It should
also be read in the context of the Interim
National Agreement in place between the parties.
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That the relevant Breathing Apparatus
Course be delivered by six officers
- A course Director as
Present
- Two Senior Officers as
Present
- One additional
Junior
Officer bringing this
total to three on any course
- That all testing to
determine whether the course objectives have been
successfully delivered to and assimilated by each
of the course
participants be conducted jointly by a
Junior and
Senior
Officer.
On this basis training should recommence in early
January 2012 and staff should be notified in the
normal way in December
2011 of the dates of the course dates on offer and
notify management by return of their intention to
participate in the scheduled training on one of
the allocated dates. In the event there is
compelling reason why an individual cannot
participate on any of the allocated dates s/he
should immediately notify management of the
alternative course dates for which s/he is
available and request a rescheduling to one of
these dates.
All staff will on acceptance of this
recommendation, be paid the retainer allowance
that were withheld over the period of the
industrial dispute.
Following the commencement of training and subject
to full co-operation therewith,
both parties agree to jointly refer the
dispute regarding income lost for calls-outs that
occurred in the course of this industrial dispute
to the Labour Court for arbitration.
Normal working will resume with immediate effect
whilst the Court recommendation is considered by
both parties. |
Click here for Labour Court pdf document
Click
for LGMSB pdf Document
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Are
you due to Retire or thinking of Retiring
before
February 29th 2012?
There is a circular letter issued by
the Department of Environment on 8 July 2011 regarding minimum
notice for retirement. This letter is likely to apply to
Firefighters who may be considering
retirement before next February (2012).
Those retiring before that date will receive the pay
rates and pension entitlements in existence prior to the
introduction of the "paycuts" in recent years.
Please ask your relevant local authority whether this
notice applies to Retained Firefighters
and ask them to circularise the membership immediately to
ensure that all are aware of the consequences of this
circular.
Link to Document
BA Refresher -
Pass or Fail?
As BA Refresher Training
is ongoing throughout the year in all counties and in Training
Centres in various parts of the country, the National SIPTU
Committee have stressed to all Firefighters to check
beforehand if the refresher they are attending is "Pass or
Fail" assessed. If this is so, you are advised not to
attend.
If you have any problems
or questions regarding this, please contact any NRFA Committee
member.
(Details at bottom of page)
Further discussions about this subject in
our members forum
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NRFA Officers for 2011
President ~
John Gavigan, Co Donegal
Chairman ~
Michael Spillane,
Co
Longford
Secretary ~ Gráinne
Murray, Co Monaghan
Treasurer ~ Sean Martin, Co
Roscommon
P.R.O ~ Liam O'Brien, Co Tipperary
Vice
Chair ~ James Gannon, Co Roscommon
Assist
Secretary ~ Joseph Ward, Co Galway
Assist Treasurer ~ Philip Bishop, Co Roscommon
Development
Officer South ~ Billy O'Connor, Co Kerry
Development
Officer North ~ Gráinne Murray, Co Monaghan
Please feel free to contact any of
the above Committee Members for any information you
require
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Labour Court Recommendation on Standardisation on Payment
Systems for Retained Firefighters
Further to the Labour Court Hearing on 2nd August, we have now
received and published the document
on Payment to the Minute in the
Members Section under "LGMSB & Labour
Court"
Brigade Medicals
and Fitness Tests
Have you recently failed your medical on
fitness grounds?
If yes, then you should contact your local
NRFA or Union Rep, as you cannot be put off call for failing
your fitness test. This is happening around the country and
the NRFA Committee need to know if it has happened to you or
one of your colleagues.
National Committee Information Updates
Updated 6th Aug
2011
1.
The Labour
Court Hearing on Payment to the minute took place on Tuesday
2nd August.
2. A second meeting between LGMSB and National
Committee negotiating group took place
recently regarding BA
Refresher courses. It was a positive meeting and will resume
on 26th July (subject to change) when LGMSB will produce a
second draft document from National Fire Directorate.(
In Members Section)
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Fire Engineering
Course
Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton
Street in conjunction with the Institution of Fire Engineers
is planning to offer a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BEngTech),
Level 7 Ordinary Degree, in fire engineering on a modular,
part time basis (four yearly stages) in the next collegiate
year. A level 6 higher certificate exit award is available to
students who successfully complete the first three stages of
the programme.
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GEO CODING
Further to certain Authorities
been asked to use Geo Coding, the SIPTU-National
Retained Firefighters Committee Chairperson
John Gavigan, has instructed all members that .....
GEO Coding Equipment is
NOT
to be used or implemented
until an agreement has been reached between SIPTU and
LGMSB
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