Pension Provisions

200. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has engaged with representatives of the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, fire brigades, or prison officers since January 2024 on the issues with the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for uniformed services recruited after 2013, if he wil…

201. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if it is the policy of his Department that those working in the uniformed services and covered by the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension recruited after 2013 are expected to take up a new profession after their retirement from those services in order to maintain th…

193. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants of the widow’s pension who were separated or divorced in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and in to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16154/25]

195. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to raise the weekly rate of the under-66 widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension from €249.50 as it is less than the Central Statistics Office’s "at risk of poverty" threshold of €318 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16292/25]

517. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the utilisation options for the money paid by people in pension contributions when it is established that their contributions do not reach the 520 threshold to qualify for a contributory pension; if this money is invested; if the person who paid for the contribution can access the contributions along with the investment funds accrued…

142. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 11 June 2024, if he will report on matters previously raised (details supplied). [10854/25]

187. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is scope to expedite the consent process required from a Minister to enact the pension increase received by An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11595/25]

194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a copy of the authorisation given to An Post on 26 May 1989 to award increases in pensions to retired staff; the legislative provision for the delegation; the reason the delegation was withdrawn in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11653/25]

223. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the proposed 4% pension increase for members of the ESB defined benefit pension scheme, including whether the increase has been implemented; if not, the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12647/25]

989. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding widows pension (details supplied); the alternative supports, if any, available to the person. [10591/25]

1003. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the widow's pension will be extended to unmarried couples on the death of one partner; the number of years living together required; when payments will issue; the persons that will be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11047/25]

1854. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to the pension section of the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the inordinate amount of time it has taken to respond to the HSE and the subsequent knock-on effect for the person involved and the difficulty it is causing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12476/25]

234. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss concerns in relation to the lack of pension increases since 2008 for members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9082/25]

235. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951 have not received a pension increase since 2008, despite the scheme now meeting the funding standard and reserve funding standard requirements; the steps he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9083/25]

236. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with CIÉ management regarding the possibility of providing a pension increase to members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951, in view of the scheme's improved funding position and the impact of inflation on pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9084/25]

237. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any discussions with CIÉ regarding pension increases for members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; his views on whether such increases are now warranted given the scheme's funding position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/25]

238. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the financial difficulties faced by CIÉ pensioners who do not qualify for the State pension and related benefits due to their PRSI contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9086/25]

269. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to protecting the current pension benefits of the CIÉ workers; if he will commit to ensuring that CIÉ immediately grants an increase to pensions in payment for CIÉ pensioners; if he will commit to delivering a truly independent investigation of CIÉ’s management and governance of the CIÉ 1951 Scheme; and if he will ma…

161. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the increases in pension payments that have been approved or are pending for former An Post employees; if he is satisfied that these increases are appropriate in view of the cost-of-living crisis and recent rates of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8707/25]

313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) and address any discrepancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8835/25]

57. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that on 26 May 1989, the then Minister for Communications issued an authorisation to An Post to pay pension increases in accordance with the Government pay parity policy, and that this authorisation has not been specifically revoked, rescinded, amended or withdrawn; and if he will make a statement…

58. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the authorisation to pay pension increases in accordance with the Government pay parity policy for An Post pensioners has been revoked, rescinded, amended or withdrawn; if so, to provide details of the legal instrument by which this was effected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/25]

59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the delegated authority given to An Post in May 1989 to approve the payment of pension increases to pensioners of the company was withdrawn; the instructions that replaced it; if these instructions are still in force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8290/25]

60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department was requested by An Post in 2013 to approve the pensions accord introduced by the company; if not, if the new procedure to control pension costs was an operational matter for An Post and the trustees of the superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8293/25]

149. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will address an issue regarding pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8413/25]