Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

I request access to all non-personal records relating to the decisions by the Minister for Communications between 1 January 1997 and 1 September 2008 to authorise An Post to grant increases in pensions and preserved pensions under Rule 13 of the ‘An Post Main Superannuation Scheme, 1990’, which Scheme was approved by the Minister on 11 June 1990. It may be the case that the Minister issued a general authorisation before 1 January 1997 for An Post to pay increases without specific authorisation provided that they followed a policy of “pay parity” as described in a letter dated 26 October 2006 from the CEO of An Post to the Pensions Ombudsman. If the latter applies I request access to this general authorisation. The following is a list of pay and pension increases agreed by the Government during this period under various agreements with staff side representatives: Agreement Operative date Increase Partnership 2000 1 July 1997 2.5% 1 April 1998 2.5% 1 July 1998 2.25% 1 July 1999 1.5% 1 April 2000 1% Programme for Prosperity and Fairness 1 October 2000 5.5% 1 October 2001 5.5% 1 October 2002 4%