Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 19, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:"Early pension restoration for retired public servants

27. The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on restoring all public service pensions by 2019.".

The pensions issue has caused huge frustration for public service pensioners. Even though the Minister has had engagement with the Alliance of Retired Public Servants, the fact that its members were not formally represented when their incomes were being addressed was a source of enormous frustration. There are deadlines for some public service pensioners who may not have the luxury of reaching the end of the agreement. The aim of the amendment is to ascertain the cost of bringing forward the restoration date to 2019 in order that we can have a proper and informed discussion on earlier restoration dates for pensioners.

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