Pat Rabbitte
Question:48 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance when it is intended to implement the promise to restore the link between public service pensions and increases in current rates of public sector pay. [15643/97]
Written Answers. - Public Sector Pensions.
I am very aware of the concerns of public servant pensioners about their pension increases. This is recognised in the Government's joint programme — An Action Programme for the Millennium — which states that public service pensions will be protected. Against this background of protecting public sector pensions, I have been considering options for uprating pensions in the particular circumstances of restructuring deals under the PCW provisions and I expect to announce a decision on the matter in the near future.