Barry Cowen
Question:21. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has engaged with retired public servants on pension restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29058/18]
View answerTuesday, 3 July 2018
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I and my Department are fully committed to maintaining the well-established dialogue with the Alliance of Retired Public Servants. Through ongoing recourse to that dialogue process, I believe that retired public servants and their representatives can be confident that their pension concerns will receive full and proper consideration as they have done in the past.
The interests and concerns of public service pensioners in relation to public service pension issues have been regularly articulated in meetings between the Alliance of Retired Public Servants and my Department. This engagement has also included meetings between the Alliance, myself and my predecessor. Through that process of engagement with the Alliance, I believe that public service pensioners have had, and continue to be afforded, a meaningful and direct means of articulating their concerns in relation to pensions and related issues.
I and my Department have also engaged with retired public servants, through correspondence such as representations.