{"id":292998,"date":"2026-02-11T21:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/292998\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:14:13","slug":"an-post-and-eir-pension-increase-delay-unacceptable-mayo-td","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/292998\/","title":{"rendered":"An Post and Eir pension increase delay \u2018unacceptable\u2019 \u2013 Mayo TD"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deputy Paul Lawless with retired An Post staff from Mayo attending the protest outside Leinster House yesterday.<\/p>\n

\n Published:
\n Wed 11 Feb 2026, 7:23 AM\n <\/p>\n

A Mayo TD has branded as ‘completely unacceptable’ the delay in the government signing off on an agreed pension increase for workers with An Post and Eir (formerly Telecom Eireann).<\/p>\n

Deputy Paul Lawless joined retired postal staff, including a number from Mayo, at a protest outside Leinster House yesterday.<\/p>\n

Said Deputy Lawless: “It is absolutely phenomenal that the Minister for Public Expenditure has not signed off on the pension increases which have already been agreed for these workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in October a request was made to the department by An Post to increase pensions for these 20,000 workers by 6% backdated to January 2025 and for a further 1% increase in June 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause these are private pension schemes there is no cost to the tax-payer, and all that is required is for Minister Chambers to sign-off on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am willing to lend the man a biro if he needs it. There is no excuse for this delay.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI met with the protesters outside the D\u00e1il, and it was shocking to see elderly people with walking aids being forced to take to the streets to obtain this pension increase which is out of date by a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the news we also see that there’s been a pay rise for CEOs in State entities – watch how quickly that will hit their bank accounts, compared to how ordinary workers from around the country are treated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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