Thursday 25th May
Ashling Hotel
1 pm

The AGM will take place at the above time and venue , The Agenda has been issued to members in the post. Refreshments will be provided at 1 pm. and after the AGM
All members are very welcome. Those wishing to join may complete an application form on the day.
Mary Farrell
President
15th May 2017

There will be a branch meeting on the 23rd June in the Orchard Inn, Letterkenny at 11am.

This will also include a talk about Gift tax and Inheritance Tax

Venue - Aisling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8

Date - 26th May 2016

Time - 2pm

Light refrestments will be provided from 12:45 - 13:45

All members are invited to attend. 

If you have filled in an application form and returned it to the Treasurer, please consider yourself a member even if you have not heard from us.

If you have not applied for membership, feel free to come along anyway as membership forms will be available on the day.

Mary Farrell, on behalf of council. 

Dates for the Branch Annual General Meetings are as follows:

All member and aspiring members are welcome to attend

Please extend this invitation to any former colleagues now retired and living in the Cork area.

Items for discussion will include: Pensions, Health and Welfare, Negotiating rights for Pensioners, Organisation in Cork. (see www.rcpsa.ie)

Our President (Mary Farrell) and Secretary (Brian Fitzpatrick) will be in attendance.

The Association want to hear from members about their concerns arising from pension and health and welfare cuts and cut backs in recent years and how effectively, or not, the forthcoming budget and other recent developments are responding to our difficulties. Sean O'Riordain, Wexford resident and RCPSA delegate to the Alliance of Retired Public Servants will also attend.

If you are not in a position to come please keep in touch through our website. We will report further on these matters in our Annual December Bulletin issued through the post.

We also hope to generate interest in setting up a local branch to better support the interests of County Wexford members.

Organisation

Convenor: Brian Fitzpatrick (Secretary)

Members Brian Mc Donnell (Vice President) , Walter Mc Donagh(Treasurer) Brian Murnane, Ann Walsh, Sean Beades .

Communications

Convenor: Mary Farrell (President)

Members: Walter Mc Donagh (Treasurer), Stephen Burns, Sean O Riordain, Shane Donnelly.

The Sept meeting appointed a further subcommittee on Pension Policy.

Pension Policy

Convenor: Brian Murnane.

Members: Brian Mc Donnell (Vice President) Sean O Riordain, Sean Beades, Dave Thomas, Paul Monks.

This is as follows:
The changes provide for a restoration of pension income subjected to the Public Service Pension Reduction on a phased basis over three years as follows,

• 1 January 2016 – return of €400 to most PSPR-impacted pensioners
• 1 January 2017 – return of €500 to most PSPR-impacted pensioners
• 1 January 2018 – return of €780 to most PSPR-impacted pensioners

and/or removing pensioners from the PSPR “net” entirely

The full statment can be found here

The net effect is that pensioners up to  annual pension of €30,000.00 per annum will no longer suffer a cut in pension after 1st January 2018 - See table below

Following the recently announced proposals formulated by the Labour Relations Commission in relation to the Lansdowne Road Agreement, the Minister indicated the intention to begin the orderly restoration of public service pension reductions made in recent years. We understand that proposals are to go to Government shortly for approval providing for a reduction in the impact of the Public Service Pension Reduction on public service pensions.

A further meeting with representatives of The Alliance is to be held next week.
As soon as information is available, this will be advised on the website

The Annual Mass for deceased members of the Association has been arranged for

12.45 p m on THURSDAY the 25th June, 2015

at

ST TERESA’S CHURCH, CLARENDON STREET, OFF GRAFTON STREET DUBLIN 2.

This date and time is different from the provisional date given in the recent Annual Report

It was chaired by the outgoing President, Frank Conway, who was commened for his work as Chairman and a presentation was made at the end of Conference. 

 The Association thanks Frank for all his dedicated work for members over the years. Frank will continue to serve on Council.

Conference also expressed sympathy to the family of our late colleague, Michael Corcoron, former Treasurer

and council member. He served the association in that capacity for many years with great skill and dedication.

We remember him with great affection and are saddened by his passing.

The incoming Council elected at AGM is as follows:

President: Mary Farrell

Vice President: Brian Mc Donnell

Secretary: Brian Fitzpatrick

Executive Assistant: Breda Ryder

Treasurer: Walter Mc Donagh

Shane Donnelly: Michael Gunning: Gary Monely: Nora O Donavon: Sean Rioradain : Padraig O Tuama: Tom

Quigley: Paddy Terry: Ann Walsh: Stephen Burns: Frank Conway :Pat Mc Donagh: Brian Murnane: Sean Beades.

Retired colleagues are invited to a meting of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants at the Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. It will take place at 7pm on Monday the 26th of January, 2015

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues of interest to all retired public servants.

The Alliance includes the major organisation representing retired public servants.
The Retired Civil and Public Servants Association is a founder member of the Alliance and Sean O Rioirdain from Council will be at the meeting.

Light refreshements will be served on the day from 12.45 to 13.45. More details to follow,.

AGENDA

1. President’s Address

2. Minutes of 2014 A.G.M.

3. Annual Report of the Council for 2014/2015

4. Report of the Honorary Treasurer

5. Report on Alliance Talks on Pension Restoration

6. Motions

7. Election of Officers and Members of Council

8. Other Business

Many members have reduced Medical Insurance cover following on reductions to pensions and increases in taxes and charges. The Hospital Saturday Fund, which is a registered charity could provide an alternative or a supplement to other Medical Cover.

Contact: www.hsf.ie

The inaugural meeting of the Laois Branch will take place on Tuesday, 28th October, at 11am in the Parish Centre, Portlaoise. Refreshments will be served on arrival
Frank Conway, President

A meeting will be held in The Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 4th November 2014 at 11am, with a view to forming an RCPSA Branch in County Mayo. Refreshments will be served on arrival.
Walter McDonagh, Hon. Treasurer
Stephen Burns, Council Member

Membership of The Retired Civil and Public Servants Association is open to persons, including widowed persons, in receipt of pensions from the Civil Service, Eircom, An Post, Coillte Teoranta and the Irish Aviation Authority.
Members and new members most welcome. Please pass on this information to your retired colleagues.

For membership forms you can find them in word document format and PDF format below: