The former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission has been appointed as an independent arbitrator in the Doolin Coast Guard dispute.
Kieran Mulvey will engage with volunteers next week in “an effort to resolve issues that have arisen in the unit”.
Six members of the Doolin unit resigned unexpectedly on November 1st, resulting in the Department of Transport taking the station ‘off the board’, which means the remaining 12 volunteers can’t respond to search, rescue or recovery operations.
Last week, Junior Minister at the Department of Transport, Hildegard Naughton confirmed a mediator would be appointed and now volunteers have been requested to meet with and ‘cooperate fully with Mr Mulvey.’
In a letter from the Maritime Strategy and Governance Division of the Department of Transport, on behalf of Irish Coast Guard, members have been told the Minister is “particularly anxious that a resolution to the issues which have arisen is sought, and that the Unit is returned to a fully operational status as early as possible.
