Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2026
853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection to extend retrospectively, without further delay, the agreed and ministerial approved changes to superannuation on health grounds in respect of An Post pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/26]
View answerI hope the Deputy will appreciate that neither I nor my Department can intervene or comment on issues relating to an individual pension scheme or pension provider.
My Department has no role in the payment of pension increases or retrospective benefits to members of occupational pension schemes, irrespective of whether those schemes operate in the public or private sector. The payment of pension benefits for occupational pension schemes, and the terms and conditions pertaining to such schemes, are matters for the scheme trustees or administrators to whom enquiries should be addressed. Matters directly relating to the An Post Superannuation Scheme come under the remit of the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport.
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
