PENSION RESTORATION.  The full text of the Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin T.D. on the phased reduction of some Public Service Pension Reductions is available here  

Department Circular 18/2015: Changes to the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) is available at: www.circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/per/2015/18.pdf

Response from the Alliance

A Statement by the Alliance of Retired Public Servants in response the Minister's proposals is available  here

RSTA President, Carmel Heneghan, has written to Ministers Noonan and Howlin regarding reduction in tax relief on health insurance and pension cuts.  

Letter to Minister Noonan           Letter to Minister Howlin

A report from the March 2015 meeting of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants is available here: Alliance_Report.pdf

Alliance of Retired Public Servants  - Newsletter 2015

The first Newsletter published by the Alliance is now available.   Click here to read the Alliance Newsletter and keep up to date with pension-related developments.

The first Newsletter of the Alliance was published in January 2015.  To keep up to date on current pension related developments read the Newsletter here:  January 2015 Newsletter

THE UMBRELLA FOUNDATION.  

The Umbrella Foundation is an Irish charity based in Nepal which is seeking volunteers from all backgrounds and particulalrly volunteers with experience in teaching teenagers. Their representative, Jack Hogan, has contacted RSTA and the link below outlines the work of the Foundation and gives links to their website and volunteer programmes.  umbrella.doc