382. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme; if he will address the concerns of retired members of the scheme who have not received a pension increase since 2008; to consider the particular hardship these pensioners face, especially given that many are not entitled to the State pension due to their civil service terms of employment and PRSI contribution s…
Topics / Public Sector Pensions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPublic Sector Pensions
219 questions from 76 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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215 written, 4 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 12 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 37 |
| February 2026 | 24 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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The questions
129. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he aware of the pension proposal developed by CIÉ (details supplied) which includes provision for employees who reach 40 years of service and who cannot benefit any further under the defined benefit scheme, to then contribute to a new defined contribution scheme for their remainder of their time at work; i…
44. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if service training days will be considered towards days service with respect to an individual’s pension eligibility (details supplied); if recourse is available to such an individual who falls short of the five years of service requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/25]
214. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when An Post pension recipients will receive the 1.4% increase that was promised to take effect from the 1 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25084/25]
259. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and his preserved pension processed. [25594/25]
294. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on CIÉ pension recipients who have not received an increase in almost 18 years. [25510/25]
354. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether he is considering any proposals to address the pension anomalies of senior Garda officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25227/25]
266. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice if service training days can be considered towards days' service with respect to an individual’s pension eligibility (details supplied); if recourse is available to such an individual who falls short of the five years of service requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24922/25]
63. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review and amend the public sector single pension scheme introduced in 2013 to reinstate the supplementary pension for members of uniformed services such as firefighters, Defence Forces personnel and members of An Garda Síochána, in recognition of the shortened career span and the inability of…
64. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 29 April 2025, if an impact assessment on the effect it would have on pensioners without the means of engaging online was undertaken when the decision to cease issuing payslips to civil and public service pensioners; if so, if a copy of the assessment's findin…
65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 29 April 2025, if he plans to ensure that the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) resumes fulfilling its responsibility for distributing payslips, perhaps with a phased roll-out commencing with for example pensioners aged 70 years and over (details supplied…
644. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, the name of the Department or, as appropriate, the name of the office, that decided that payslips would not issue to recipients of civil and public service pensions, along with the date this decision was made. [19453/25]
645. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, to outline all the reasons it was decided not to issue payslips by post to the recipients of civil and public service pensions; and whether cost was an issue; and whether it was an administrative or political decision. [19454/25]
646. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, whether he wishes to clarify that when he stated that the National Shared Services Office "is responsible for the distribution of staff and pensioner payslips, these payslips are distributed by electronic means and are available to access 24/7 o…
647. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, what consideration was given to the recipients of civil and public service pensions without the means of engaging online with the predecessor of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) when it decided to cease issuing payslips to civil and pu…
208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/25]
225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/25]
320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17461/25]
381. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the rationale for the National Shared Services Office refusing to post hard copy pay slips on each payment date to pensioners, particularly those advanced in years, some of whom are living alone, who cannot obtain their payslips online as they do not own a mobile phone or a computer, and therefore canno…
543. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide school caretakers with access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17462/25]
66. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15867/25]
72. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended to provide funding through his Department to ensure that the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme will pay pension increases to CIÉ pensioners, taking into account that they have not received a pension increase since 2008; alternatively whether this pension scheme will be incorporated into the general public service scheme; and if he will make a statemen…
274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current position on the decision of the CIÉ executive board in 2009 not to grant further increases to CIÉ pensioners, in the absence of a Statutory Instrument, bearing in mind that this decision did not have the signature of the Minister for Transport and it would appear that there was no input from his Department at that time or since; and if he will mak…
319. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the last increase in pensions payment was awarded on 1 July 2008, at 5.06% in the 1951 pensions scheme for staff who worked for CIE; if he has had any discussion regarding this matter of not having an increase in 16 years and if so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/25]
320. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case of pension entitlements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/25]