• Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Vehicle Registration Tax, Decentralisation Programme

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister for that response but, of course, this is the issue at hand. The Minister is liaising with the Department of Justice and the Department of Social Protection to find a solution to this anomaly. Gardaí who joined the force post-1995 seem, at first glance, to receive the same level of pension entitlement. If we look at what they have to do to receive the pension,...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)

“I am really pleased to hear that because this requirement applies to gardaí who joined post-1995 and next year all these members will have served 30 years. This issue, therefore, must be dealt with. I say this because many gardaí have told me that when they have tried to explain to the Department of Social Protection that they are not jobseekers and are, in fact, retired members...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)

“75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/24]”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 212 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 354 times in debates — average among TDs.
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