Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 February 2026
300. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will provide a timeframe for a decision on the pension increase of 2.1% for Eir (formerly Eircom and Telecom Éireann) pensioners if the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport sends the increase to his Department for consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15697/26]
View answerOn 13 February 2026 the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport confirmed the approval of the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a 2.1% increase in the Eircom Main Superannuation scheme, effective 1 July 2025, and requested my consent, in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. The rules of the pension scheme also require the concurrence of the Minister for Finance.
I have given my consent for the pension increase and the concurrence of the Minister for Finance was sought on 23 February. The timeline for the payment of any pension increase, once Ministerial approval has been granted, is a matter for Eir and the trustees of the pension scheme.
