Over 40,000 retired HSE staff have found themselves without increases in their pensions. Those staff include retired nurses, porters, social workers and many others. Pension increases have been approved since 2017 but problems updating payroll systems within the HSE have meant people are not getting their moneys. This is at a time when the cost of living is becoming more and more difficult for people. Individuals had been pursuing the HSE on this matter on a case-by-case basis. The HSE was supposed to catch up on this earlier this year. Is there any indication as to when the HSE will catch up with all of these pensions to ensure people are getting the pensions to which they entitled, including those increases?

I thank Deputy Moynihan for raising this important issue. Public sector pensions have increased in recent years. Depending on the scheme, the pension either goes up with inflation or with the earnings of the people in the job the pensioner previously held. I understand that in some cases, those increases have not been paid. I give the assurance that anyone entitled to an increase will get it, and will get it retrospectively, including the back pay to which they are entitled. I am not sure what the delay is. I am going to seek a report from the Minister on this issue because I appreciate that people are entitled to the money and need it, particularly when the cost of living has risen so much.