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Originally Posted by sean
Dublin Bus. (as now but without CIE)
Bus Eireann. (as now but without CIE)
Irish Rail and Property (taking control of physical track, land and signalling)
Irish Intercity Rail. (Providing long distance services)
Dublin Rapid Transport. (Running what is now the DART)
Bulk Freight: charged with attempting to revitalise the railfreight sector.
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Thats all happening really, on an accounting basis thats how it currently sits
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Each "piece" gives it's workers a New New Deal.
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There are separate deals for each business group
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In exchange for ANOTHER  ridiculous pay rise, this deal:
Makes unofficial action a sackable offense and/or leaves the participants personally liable for everyone who lost out, passengers, company, tourist industry etc.
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That already exists except pushing it will leave you in serious trouble, only IE can take a case, 3rd parties are 3rd parties.
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Changes the rulebook so that people with experience in foreign railways etc. can be trained-in quickly to drive trains, run signalling, trackworks etc.
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Not happening unless they drive for NIR, principle hold up with training is Irish rolling stock is different and route learning, based in Inchicore you more or less have to know everything. Track and engineering is no problem a lot of it is subcontracted anyway. Signalling staff again require training though UK staff would be familar with Irish signalling practice, mainland Europe its a bit different. The entire railtrack master rule book aka GO/RT3000 is online the Irish one is smaller but you must accept this is non trivial
Incidentally in the late 1980's IE where approached by British Rail with respect to the DART ATP system. Several BR drivers came over and where trained and permitted to drive, Derek has the exact details
With respect Sean you can't sack people on francise change the law doesn't allow that, its one of the basic things in the system, sure you can make people redundant but its illegal to do if the job still exists