There were two industrial disputes in progress in the second quarter of 2022, according to CSO data.
These involved two firms and 2170 workers and resulted in 3070 workdays lost.
There was one industrial dispute during the same period last year, resulting in 1429 days lost and involving 500 workers and one firm.
In Q1, 2022, there were 236 days lost in disputes involving 110 workers.
Disputes are included in the statistics if they involve a stoppage of work lasting for at least one day and the total time lost is 10 or more person-days.