Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2023
179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure that pay increases due to persons in receipt of a pension from RTÉ will be issued without further delay, as requested by the trustees to her; how many persons are due this pension pay increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40853/23]
View answerI previously considered and approved a 2% increase to pensions in payment for RTÉ in May 2022, which was implemented in August 2022.
The Trustees of the RTÉ Pension scheme subsequently made an application for a 2.5% increase to pensions in payment, backdated to 1st January 2022. This request has been evaluated by NewEra and I am currently considering it.
My recommendation will then need to be reviewed and approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.
The information sought by the Deputy in respect of numbers of pensioners is an operational matter for RTÉ and is not something for which I have direct, day-to-day responsibility.
