asked the Minister for Local Government when the pensions of retired local medical officers of health will be increased.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pensions of Medical Officers.
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Pensions of retired local authority employees including medical health officers are adjusted in line with periodic increases in other public service pensions under regulations made by the Minister for Finance in pursuance of the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964. My function is to authorise local authorities to apply any increases provided for in such regulations. The Minister for Finance announced in his Budget speech that he proposes to increase public service pensions which were last increased in August, 1965, by a further 12 per cent with effect from 1st August, 1967, to compensate for cost of living increases arising between February, 1964, and mid-May, 1966. This increase will also apply to local authority pensioners. Generally, those who will benefit are public service employees who retired before 1st February, 1964, the date of the ninth round of general pay increases.