The Justice Minister says the decision of rank and file gardaí to pull overtime hours every Tuesday in October is regrettable.
The Garda Representative Association will also effectively strike on the 10th of November if there's no resolution to a dispute over rosters.
Gardaí plan to withdraw labour on that date in what's being called the 'Drew Flu'.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has called for all sides to get back around the table and talk: