The Irish Locomotive Drivers' Association has decided not to operate new rosters involving extra hours required to meet "contingency" situations. These rosters were agreed between Iarnrod Eireann and the other two unions, SIPTU and the National Bus and Railworkers' Union, as part of a new viability plan.
The ILDA based its decision, taken at the association's a.g.m. on Sunday, on the findings of a report on rail safety it commissioned from Mr Peter Raynor, a British expert. The report has been forwarded to the company, which is having a risk assessment done on its findings.