asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that retired civil servants find their present pension totally inadequate to meet the high cost of living, and if he will state what steps will be taken to grant an increase in pension to those retired civil servants.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Retired Civil Servants' Pensions.
I regret that I can hold out no hope of introducing legislation to increase the pensions of retired civil servants in the present critical financial situation having regard to the heavy State expenditure that such legislation would involve.