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No. 55 of 2010

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010

Public bill · Government · Presented

Cuts public service pensions from 1 January 2011, exempting the first €12,000 and applying reductions of 6%, 9% or 12% to higher bands, while protecting lump sums. It also increases pay cuts for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Ministers, allows reviews and limited exemptions, and sets the national minimum wage at €7.65 an hour.

Formal long title

in the public interest, to provide for the reduction of the amount of the payment of pension or other benefits (other than lump sums) payable to or in respect of certain persons who are or were in the Public Service (including former holders of certain offices, members and former members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and former members of the Judiciary) under an occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement (by whatever name called) which is provided for under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 1963 or any other enactment or administrative measure to like effect, or is required to be made, approved of or consented to (however expressed) by one or more than one Minister of the Government; to amend the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 and the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 17 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Finance Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages
    Seanad
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages
    Dáil
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage
    Dáil

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