Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
892. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the details of all the meetings and persons who attended the community sector high-level forum which was reconvened by his Department in November 2015 to scope out the issues relating to a pension scheme for supervisors of community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24940/16]
View answerFollowing a meeting between the former Minister and SIPTU and IMPACT on 30th September 2015, the Community Sector High Level Forum (or Working Group) (previously the Informal Forum) was reconvened to examine the matter of the LRC recommendation on the Community Employment sector as well as addressing pensions and terms and conditions of employment issues for those working in the Community and Voluntary Sector. The forum met on 27 November 2015 and on 11 April 2016. The last scheduled meeting of the forum was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
The minutes of the meeting held on 27 November, including attendees and the Terms of Reference of the forum that were agreed by the forum members are available on my Department's website at http://www.per.gov.ie/en/high-level-working-group-on-ce-scheme/. The issues raised in relation to pensions referred to in the question are set out in minutes of the meeting. The minutes and attendees of the meeting held on 11 April 2016 will be available on my Department's website once they have been ratified by the forum after it has been reconvened.
