North West ESB pensioners protest in Dublin
ESB pensioners from throughout the north west are among those protesting against a ten-year pension freeze in Dublin today. Last August, the ESB Retired Staff Association submitted a claim for a 7.7 per cent pension increase, which was rejected. The association is calling for the traditional linking of pensions and…
Claim that pensioners losing out on Tenant Purchase Scheme
A Donegal TD is calling for the Tenant Purchase Scheme to be made more flexible so that more people can benefit from it. The scheme is to enable local authority tenants buy their homes. But Fianna Fail Deputy Charlie McConalogue says restrictions in the scheme at present make it far…