Clerical and administrative staff in the HSE are to begin industrial action.
93.3% of members of Fórsa, working in those roles, backed the move.
The union says the ballot was prompted by the HSE’s decision in July to halt all recruitment of clerical and administrative staff.
It claims the HSE is increasingly relying on agency staff and spending 'extravagant' amounts on external private consultants - instead of investing in upskilling, training or promoting the existing workforce.
Industrial action will begin in early September.
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From today, those aged 6 and 7 will be able to gain access to free GP visits.
Parents can register their kids for the visit cards on the HSE website.
Children under 6 have been eligible for free GP visits since 2015.
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SIPTU wants to know if social protection payments for Retained Fire Fighters are being deliberately blocked.
The union's written to the Social Protection Minister seeking clarification as the dispute escalates.
SIPTU says it's receiving reports from across the country that Retained Fire Fighters are having their payments refused because of the strike.
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The head of the PSNI says he's committed to supporting officers affected by a data breach this week.
On Wednesday, it emerged thousands of personal details of officers in the service were made publicly available from an error made during an FOI request.
Dissident republicans claim to have access to the records that are circulating on WhatsApp.
