Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
268. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a review will be considered into the position of pre-1995 D1 retirees in relation to ensuring that their pensions can keep pace with the cost of living; the measures that could be introduced to ensure their pensions keep pace with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/22]
View answerClass D PRSI generally applies to permanent and pensionable employees in the public service recruited before 6 April 1995 to whom Class B and C PRSI do not apply. This cohort of Public Servants pay a modified rate of Social Welfare Insurance. They do not have an entitlement to the Contributory State Pension.
These individuals are members of their relevant pension scheme in their particular sectors and as a result are subject to the pension increase policy of that particular pension scheme and sector. In the main, this would be the existing pension increase policy as outlined in DPER circular 10 of 2021 (Instructions on the pension increase policy in the Public Service until end 2022).
Under this policy, general round pay increases fall to be passed on to those pensions awarded under the pre-existing public service schemes where the salary on which the pension is based does not exceed the salary of serving staff with the same grade and scale point, after the pay increase has been applied
If the Deputy wishes to enquire into the specific application of pension increase policy issues in a particular sector such a query should be directed to the relevant Minister with responsibility for that sector in the first instance.
