Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018
77. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 to pass all Stages before Christmas; if he will consider backdating the qualification for application of the Bill to when the interim measures were announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49184/18]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018, which was published on 9 July, passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July. It passed Second Stage in the Dáil on 7 November and is provisionally scheduled for Committee Stage in the Dáil on 11 December. While ultimately, the scheduling of the Bill in the Dáil is a matter for the Oireachtas, my intention is to secure enactment of the Bill as soon as possible.
In relation to the backdating issue, I refer the Deputy to my response to his PQ 46505/18 of 13 November 2018.
