IRN ARTICLE ON PARITY

by Cloda Ryan | Feb 5, 2021 | News

Industrial Relations News (IRN) published an article on Public pensioners’ parity in its 28 January 2021 edition.  A link to the full article is given below.     Link to IRN Article...

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE – SUBMISSION BY THE ALLIANCE

by Cloda Ryan | Feb 5, 2021 | News

In response to the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) public consultation on the community-rated health insurance market in Ireland and proposed changes to the Risk Equalisation Scheme, the Alliance of Retired Public Servants made the attached submission, on 20 January...

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE – RCPSA SUBMISSION

by Cloda Ryan | Jan 30, 2021 | News

In response to the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) public consultation on the community-rated health insurance market in Ireland and proposed changes to the Risk Equalisation Scheme, the RCPSA made the attached submission, on 28 January 2021, on behalf of its...

Notice to RCPSA Branches and Members regarding AGM 2021

by Cloda Ryan | Jan 30, 2021 | News

As advised, the RCPSA AGM 2020 (initially postponed in March 2020) was cancelled by Council in September 2020 (See Page 3 of RCPSA Newsletter Autumn 2020). Council also agreed that all Motions submitted for the AGM would fall. As announced in the Newsletter January...

PROPOSED NEW PAY AGREEMENT 2021 – “BUILDING MOMENTUM”

by Cloda Ryan | Jan 28, 2021 | News

The proposed new pay agreement, Building Momentum, is subject to the agreement of the relevant Trade Union bodies.  The individual Unions are due to ballot on the proposed Agreement before mid-February 2021.  The outcome of the ballot (ie deal agreed or not agreed)...

GP VISIT CARDS – CORRECTION TO PAGE 8 of JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER

by Cloda Ryan | Jan 28, 2021 | News, newsletter-archive, NewsLetters

Please note that people over the age of 70 are NOT means-tested for the GP visit card.  [There is means-testing for the GP visit card for people under the age of 70.]  Apologies for the error in the Newsletter (under Updates on Policy Motions, Benefits, page 8)....