Q&A: What happens next with inaccurate pensions?

On Tuesday, Jack Chambers held a press briefing where he announced that 13,000 retired civil servants are set to have their pension deductions checked for potential incorrect payments amid 'serious issues' being flagged. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

Revelations that retired senior civil servants and government ministers will be asked to pay back tens of thousands of euros for inaccurate pension deductions have led to criticisms of the department of public expenditure.

Minister Jack Chambers made the revelations on Tuesday, but what has happened and what happens next?