Dublin Bus timetables and CE pensions
Deputy Bríd Smith criticised Dublin Bus for running a Saturday schedule during the week, causing delays and reduced service. Deputy Nolan then returned to the long-standing pensions issue for CE scheme supervisors; the Taoiseach said he would raise the bus concern with the NTA and that Ministers were making progress on the pensions matter.
As the Taoiseach knows, CE scheme supervisors have been waiting since 2008 following a Labour Court recommendation that the State make arrangements to give them occupational pensions. It is my understanding that some progress has now been made between the two key Departments responsible for social protection. If the CE scheme supervisors are not satisfied with the proposal on the table, and I have been contacted by several who are not, will the Taoiseach commit to further engagement with them in the hope of reaching a satisfactory resolution?
Comment on this
The Minister, clearly, is not responsible for the operation of bus schedules, but the NTA has a role in that and I will certainly convey the concerns of Deputy Bríd Smith to the NTA in respect of the points raised.
On Deputy Nolan's point, the Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Social Protection have been making progress on this issue and are engaging with the stakeholders. Hopefully, we can get a satisfactory resolution.