asked the Minister for Local Government the reason for the delay in paying a pension increase to local authority pensioners; and when the increase will be granted.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Pensioners' Increase.
47.
Pensions of retired local authority employees 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 increase provided for in such regulations. The detailed provisions to be included in regulations authorising the increases in pensions which were announced earlier this year by the Minister for Finance have now been settled in so far as local authority pensioners are concerned and I expect to be in a position very shortly to give the necessary authorisation to local authorities for the payment of the increases. The increases will be payable with effect from 1st August, 1968.
Question No. 48 postponed.