Regina Doherty U-turn on pension guarantee

Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has been forced into a U-turn on her “guarantee” to deal with the 2012 pensions anomaly, which has seen 42,000 people lose as much as €1,500 a year.

Last week, Ms Doherty made it clear she would bring a memorandum to the Cabinet today to deal with the “bonkers” cut to the pensions.

Yet at that stage, senior Department of Finance figures close to minister Paschal Donohoe voiced concerns as to that guarantee and urged caution over her comments.