For the information of ARCOIreland members the following is the link to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s FAQs on the Haddington Road Agreement: http://per.gov.ie/faqs-on-haddington-road-agreement-2/
Questions 36 to 44 contain material on pension-related changes due on 1 July 2013, as set out in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 enacted on 5 June: http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/bills28/acts/2013/a1813.pdf
For ease of reference, the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanied this legislation is available on the following link: http://per.gov.ie/2013/05/23/publication-of-financial-emergency-measures-in-the-public-interest-bill-2013/
Members will note that although a timescale for the restoration of public service pay cuts has been provided in the answer to Question 23, no timescale has been provided within the FAQs for the restoration of pension cuts. ARCOIreland will seek clarification on this.
