Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding public sector pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57977/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that I replied to a previous question on 18 September 2012 as follows:

"The regular preparation and publication of actuarial assessments of public service pension costs is an important part of policy formulation and, in this regard, I believe that work should begin as soon as possible on a new actuarial assessment of public service pension costs, taking account of the recent significant changes in public service pay, pensions and numbers. Using the analysis in the 2009 Comptroller and Auditor General’s Special Report on Public Service Pensions, as a starting point, my Department will shortly discuss the most appropriate approach in this regard with that Office." My Department is in contact with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General on how best to progress this important issue.