999 call workers are taking 12 hours industrial action tomorrow

Latest: A BT spokesperson said: “All three Emergency Call Handling Service centres will be open and operational tomorrow, and in addition, we are activating a fourth centre to give us flexibility.

Update 5.30pm: A BT spokesperson said: “All three Emergency Call Handling Service centres will be open and operational tomorrow, and in addition, we are activating a fourth centre to give us flexibility.

“There are a number of operators from Conduit Global rostered to handle emergency calls in the Navan centre from 8am to 8pm tomorrow and they’re encouraged to come into work as normal.