Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In relation to the programme for Government and what it says about pensions, I want to ask the Taoiseach about the pension entitlements of retired postal workers. As the Taoiseach knows, when An Post was founded in 1984, postal workers were promised at that stage that they would not lose their pension entitlements. That promise was copperfastened by the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act of 1983, which guaranteed that their pensions would never be less favourable than those of other civil servants. The retired postal workers have had pension increases capped since 2013 even though their pension fund now has a surplus of €500 million. Retired postal workers are being left out of pocket during the cost-of-living crisis. This makes a mockery of the promises that were made to them in the context of the dedication they have given, in their working lives, to public service. Will the Taoiseach ensure that the cap on the An Post pension increases is lifted without delay?

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