Pension Provisions
Dail Éireann — 2023-06-28
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Seán Sherlock (LAB), Cork East

I appreciate the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Kieran O’Donnell, is taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I think the answer, with respect to the Minister of State, is inadequate because it does not give a definitive timeline for which those monies will be paid. Ministerial approval is the benchmark here. That is the yardstick. That is the point that we need to get to. I understand that consents have to be sought and I understand that there is a process with New Era. However, we are not talking about thousands of people here. We are talking about a small cohort of people. In terms of the State, the Departments and the Government, this requires ministerial intervention at senior Cabinet level. I ask for that to be done.

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Sitting date: 2023-06-28