The executive bodies of the ASTI and TUI today decided that the terms of reference for the independent chairperson of the Junior Cycle talks be amended, in the current circumstances, in order to allow him to bring forward a range of possibilities which are non-binding which may form the basis for progress.
Any such proposals must follow from further representations from TUI/ASTI with a view to clarifying our joint position.
No further comment will be made by the unions at this stage.