Joe O'Reilly (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise with the Minister of State the matter of the pensions of staff who transfer from county councils to Irish Water. It would be a huge imposition on councils if they had to continue to fund these pensions as they fund the pensions of staff from within their own resources. Such an imposition would present a huge bill for them. I would like the Minister of State to indicate how the matter will be dealt with. Will the pensions bill be transferred to Irish Water or will the councils be compensated for its payment? It is an unreasonable proposition that councils continue to pay from their scant resources the pensions of staff transferred from them.

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