A pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers will be heard by the Labour Court on 12 January.
Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) aimed at resolving the row broke down last month.
The dispute saw around 2,600 school secretaries and caretakers, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, engage in strike action for over a week at the start of the school year, impacting around 2,000 schools.
Fórsa withdrew the strike action after an agreement was reached to engage in a process to resolve the dispute.
A key element of the proposals was a Government commitment to negotiate pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers that are comparable with teachers and Special Needs Assistants.
Under the agreement to end the strike, both sides committed to having outstanding matters following the WRC talks referred to the Labour Court.
Fórsa has previously warned that it cannot rule out further industrial action if it is not able to achieve a satisfactory outcome for its members.
The Department of Education has said it remains committed and ready to engage with Fórsa to reach a resolution.
