The Tánaiste will be aware that pensioners who worked in Bus Éireann and CIÉ have been waiting for over 18 years for an increase at a time of cost-of-living increases. Many of them are under severe pressure. They have been told numerous things, that a pension increase has been agreed between the unions and the company and is awaiting sign-off of a statutory instrument, and that it is with the Department of public expenditure or the Minister for Transport. Ultimately, this has been agreed. It is meant to have been signed off. They are anxious to see it agreed in the next month or two because the pensioners, the former CIÉ staff, are under pressure. This included an increase to the lump sum people received and, therefore, people who are retiring in the next month or two could lose out on that if this is not signed off. Will the Tánaiste tell us where this is at? The increase has been agreed. When will the statutory instrument be put in place?

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