Public servant pensions face cuts

The Government is to press ahead with cuts to the pensions of public servants in spite of the payroll savings proposed under Croke Park II.

Last month it emerged that the Alliance of Retired Public Servants, an umbrella body whose constituent organisations represent 33,000 retirees, had made numerous requests to the Department of Public Enterprise and Reform to have an involvement in the discussions on the Croke Park II savings.

In January, minister Brendan Howlin’s department replied, saying the agreement “does not encompass retired public servants and their pension entitlements”.