During the second quarter of this year, 7,754 days were lost to three industrial disputes according to the Central Statistics Office.
That is over 13 times the amount for the same period last year when only 572 days were lost.
These three disputes in progress involved 1,445 workers and three firms.
Two disputes were in the Industry sector and one in the Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector.
When looking at figures from 2004 to 2012, it was 2009 that saw the highest number of industrial disputes at 21 with 329,593 days being lost.
