I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 73 together.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Department is currently engaging with representatives of CE supervisors to discuss issues arising following the 2008 Labour Court Recommendation (LCR 19293). The focus of this process is to try to resolve the issues relating to pension entitlements of CE supervisors in a cost effective manner.
All parties to the engagement process have agreed that the detail of the discussions should remain confidential while the engagement is ongoing and I would ask Deputies to respect these wishes and allow the talks to continue free from speculation which might prove unhelpful. I expect that it will take a number of weeks to reach a conclusion.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.