Robert Troy
Question:312. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff given that this group have not seen an increase in pension rates in over ten years. [43780/20]
View answerWednesday, 16 December 2020
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The treatment of increases to certain public service pensions is provided for in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform Circulars 20/2017, 2/2018 and 19/2019.
Under these circulars, a pension increase is applied only in circumstances where the current rate of pay for a serving employee exceeds the pay rate on which the retired staff member’s pension is based.
The HSE has been working to ensure that, where increases are due under the circulars, they have been applied at the correct point of pay restoration.
I have requested the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy providing timelines in relation to the processing of pension increases.