Bus drivers ‘without toilet facilities’ on routes due to Covid-19 restrictions

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Bus drivers have claimed that Covid-19 restrictions have left them without toilet facilities on their routes.

at its offices in Dublin urging the provision of adequate and safe toilet facilities for workers who drive buses.said the union had campaigned for several years for the provision of toilet facilities for bus drivers. He said that with the onset of Covid-19 this had now become “a serious health and safety issue”.

“The pandemic has resulted in many facilities, previously used by the women and men who drive our buses, being closed or unavailable due to the necessary restrictions imposed to contain the virus,” he said.Mr Murphy maintained that toilet facilities were a basic right that should be provided for all bus drivers.

“Siptu representatives are insisting this matter is addressed urgently. During the Covid-19 emergency these women and men have provided an excellent public service and deserve to be provided with facilities which will allow them to continue their work in a professional and safe manner.”

 

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