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IFUT Lobbies Oireachtas Members on Universities Pensions Legislation

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:34:21 +0000

IFUT has written a briefing on the recently-published legislation on university pension funds. It has been sent to various members of the Oireachtas. The briefing is available here (Members only).

Pension fund legislation published

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:16:33 +0000

The legislation facilitating the transfer of the pension funds of the TCD, UCD, UCC, NUIG and NUIM pension schemes and the NUI General Scheme to the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) was published on Friday last, 12 June. The legislation is part of the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2009 (Number 37 of 2009) and is available here (Members only). Part 3 (Sections 3 to 14) and Schedule 1 are the pieces of the Bill pertinent to the university (and other) pension funds.

The transfer of these pension funds has been under discussion for a number of years and legislation was promised in the last mini-Budget. It is IFUT’s understanding that the Government wishes to “fast-track” the bill and have it passed by the Oireachtas and signed into law before the end of June.

“There is a better, fairer way”

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:07:43 +0000

The National Demonstration on 21 February, which IFUT is supporting fully, will have the ICTU document, There is a better, fairer way, which includes a ten-point plan, as its focal point and manifesto.

There is a better, fairer way is available here.