Latest: State pension payments will not be back-dated, says Minister

Latest: Pensioners who have lost out financially on State pension payments will not be reimbursed, despite a new system for calculating pensions being introduced.

Update 8pm: Pensioners who have lost out financially on State pension payments will not be reimbursed, despite a new system for calculating pensions being introduced.

Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty said payments would not be backdated to pensioners who had been negatively affected by changes made in 2012.