The Fórsa trade union has said that "some progress" has been made at talks on access to pensions for school secretaries and caretakers.
Negotiations resumed at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this morning.
The talks have concluded for the day and will resume next month.
"The parties continue to meaningfully engage on the issues to date and some progress has been made on today's discussion," a Fórsa spokesperson said.
The dispute saw more than 2,600 school staff, who are members of Fórsa, engage in strike action for more than a week impacting around 2,000 schools.
Fórsa withdrew the strike action after an agreement was reached to engage in a process to resolve the dispute.
The union said that the key element of the proposals is a Government commitment to negotiate pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers that are comparable with teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs).
Negotiations were held at the WRC for around two hours earlier this month and the sides met again today.
Aside from pensions, the agreement also provides for discussions on other issues including access to bereavement leave and sick leave, as well as the conclusion of a pay deal for caretakers.
If there are any outstanding issues following the WRC talks, the parties have agreed to have the matters referred to the Labour Court.
