Adult education tutors will organise a protest outside Leinster House today at 1 o'clock to demand improved terms and conditions for their job. They state they are not treated properly compared with other public servants. They have a number of issues around pay parity and the public services contract. This is a protracted set of circumstances. Last September, the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform put forward a proposal in regard to their situation. The workers want to know when this will be settled, when they will get pay parity with their colleagues and when they will be recognised as public servants.

I am aware of the ongoing dispute. I understand the people concerned are employees of education and training boards. An industrial relations process must be followed and negotiations have to occur. I am not exactly sure at what point they are at, but I will endeavour to get more information from the Ministers for Education, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and come back to the Deputy today or next week.