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Public Sector Pensions

219 questions from 76 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

219
questions
215 written, 4 oral
76
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
17
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 20258
March 20259
April 202514
May 202510
June 202515
July 202512
August 20250
September 20255
October 20256
November 202512
December 20255
January 202637
February 202624
March 202626
April 20261
May 202610
June 202611
July 20268
August 20260
September 20260
October 20264

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú4 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil53 from 24 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael21 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent25 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party34 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin46 from 18 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 16
  2. 16
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
529. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to consider reimplementing the Public Sector Single Pension Scheme for uniformed services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
530. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has assessed the impact of the removal of the supplementary pension under the Public Service Single Pension Scheme 2013 on members of fast accrual professions including the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and fire services, particularly the gap bet…
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
536. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider amending the public sector single pension scheme to recognise the particular position of workers in fast accrual professions; if he will facilitate access to a supplementary pension to bridge the potentially significant gap from retirement to the State pension age; and if he…
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
537. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has reviewed the impact of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme on fast-accrual grades in the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Fire Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20309/26]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
538. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to address concerns regarding the impact of the Government decision contained in the 2013 public sector single pension scheme, which removed the supplementary pension for workers in fast accrual schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
541. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20525/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of workers who retired from the public service in each of the last three years who have a fast accrual element to their public service pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21552/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
1433. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 7 October 2025, the reason his Department has ceased to engage with a retired worker (details supplied) prior to his or her pension issue being fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of former senior civil servants (principal officer and above) who have still not either fully repaid, or on a repayment plan, following errors related to the chargeable excess tax on gold plated pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17952/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Culture
533. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the proposed increases to An Post pensioner payments will be implemented. [17148/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Defence
281. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 4 February 2026, the actual number of ex-Army personnel subject to abatement at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15209/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Transport
38. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether Córas Iompair Éireann implement the terms of the 1993 Board meeting regarding the CIÉ Rationalisation Agreement, including annual increases to pensions in payment, in the interim period (1993 to 2000) pre the enactment of S.I.323/2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
517. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to review the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for members recruited post-2013 in An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, Fire Service and Prison Service. [11917/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
518. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of paying a supplementary pension until a uniformed employee reaches the State pension age of 66; given members can retire after 40 years of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11918/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
714. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the agreed increase to Eir pensions will be approved; when it will be paid to members of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11743/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
722. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when approval will be granted for the 2.1% increase to occupational pensions effective from 1 July 2025, which has already been fully agreed by pension scheme trustees, actuaries, unions and company boards; and the reason for the ongoing delay in sign-off by his Department, given that these pension schemes are financially sec…
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
725. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of an application (details supplied); if he will outline the reasons for the delay in sanctioning the increase; the date by which approval will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11975/26]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
726. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to approve without further delay the agreed pension increases to retired staff of Eir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
739. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on agreed increases to retired staff of Eir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/26]
Robert Troy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
742. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an urgent update on an increase to Eir pensions and confirm a series of matters (details supplied). [12491/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
751. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on a pension increase for members of the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme (details supplied). [12802/26]
John Lahart Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
753. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered or is considering approving the agreed increases to retired staff of Eir. [13173/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
754. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the pension increase due to pensioners in Eir, which is already approved, will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
755. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will approve the agreed increases to retired staff of Eir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/26]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Social
853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection to extend retrospectively, without further delay, the agreed and ministerial approved changes to superannuation on health grounds in respect of An Post pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/26]