Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 September 2015
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out his plans to legislate for the proposed changes to the pension-related deduction or pension levy, as provided for in the Lansdowne Road agreement; when and the way in which he intends to provide for these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/15]
View answerThe proposals for the Lansdowne Road Agreement, which were recently ratified by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, contain a number of measures to reduce the effect of the pay cuts which were imposed on public servants from 2009 to 2013 in response to the financial crisis. These measures include adjustments to the application of the public service Pension-related Deduction (PRD) to the pay of pensionable public servants.
I expect to bring forward legislation shortly to amend the Financial Emergency in the Public Interest Acts 2010 - 2013 to implement the Lansdowne Road Agreement changes. The planned PRD adjustments will be included in this legislation.
