Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in the proposed pension reduction legislation, a pension above the threshold i e .€ €33,000, will be subject to the reduction on all of the pension or just on the portion in excess of the threshold €€32,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

 

 

 

As the Deputy will be aware, following public servants non-acceptance of the measures proposed by the Labour Relations Commission, the Government has requested the CEO of the LRC to make contact with the parties to establish whether or not there is a basis for a negotiated agreement to meet budgetary targets. The Government will reflect on the outcome of this process before coming to conclusions on how to secure the required level of savings from public service pay and pensions.