'Final insult for student nurses' as Cabinet reverses pension cuts for retired taoisigh

Labour leader Alan Kelly described the decision as the “final insult” to student nurses. File picture

The Cabinet has reversed pension cuts to retired taoisigh, ministers, and top civil servants who were in office during the financial crash a decade ago, just one week after refusing to pay student nurses.

The €12m-a-year decision will see up to 4,000 of the highest-paid retired public servants, including former taoisigh Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen, relieved of the pension levy introduced in 2009.