The Tánaiste and Justice Minister are urging middle ranking Gardaí to re-engage with her on the issue of pay.
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors will meet later to decide whether to mount a campaign of industrial action.
Rank and file members of the Garda Representative Association have already decided to strike on four days next month.
The AGSI had done a deal with the Government on pay earlier this year and signed up to the Lansdowne road pay agreement.
But when rank and file members of the GRA decided to embark on a campaign of strike action, the AGSI decided to reconsider their position.
President of the AGSI Antoinette Cunningham says her members have had enough:
The Tánaiste and justice minister is refusing to speculate on contingency plans should thousands of Gardaí embark on strike.
Frances Fitzgerald says she wants talks to resolve this dispute:
The Tánaiste has also re-stated her commitment to allow Gardaí have access to the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission.
