Government will not immediately address pension problems seeing many lose €1,500 a year

The Taoiseach has confirmed Government will not be immediately addressing pensions anomalies which have seen 42,000 people lose as much as €1,500 a year, writes Elaine Loughlin.

It comes after Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty was forced into a U-turn on her “guarantee” to deal with the pensions anomaly, which means that many women who took time out to care for children or elderly relatives are being denied full contributory pensions.