EXPERT PANEL ESTABLISHED BY GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS PENSION ISSUES SAID THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER OR COMMENT ON RASA'S SUBMISSION MADE ON BEHALF OF CURRENT PENSIONER

RASA PRESENTED OUR SUBMISSION ON MARCH 27 2014

Available on request to rasadub@gmail.com

March 2015 - Expert Panels Final Determination

June 16th 2014 Expert Panel Reports back - RASA is outside their Terms of Reference.

RETIREES THE ONLY GROUP OF MEMBERS WITHIN IASS WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING OR HAVE ANY SAY OR ANY COMPENSATION FUNDS - ONLY RELATES TO 'ACTIVE'/DEFERRED MEMBERS

http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/publications/english/final-report-expert-panel-16th-june-2014 -

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JUNE 12 2014 - EXPERT PANEL TELLS RASA THAT FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH EMPLOYERS/TRUSTEES/GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT MEETINGS OR INVOLVEMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS IS OUTSIDE THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE - IN OTHER WORDS NOT STAKEHOLDERS IN PENSION SCHEME!!!!

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EXPERT PANEL SET UP - JOINT STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT - March 3 2014.

Following consultation between the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport and Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, with Employers Body, IBEC and Irish Congress of Trade Union an Expert Panel was established to carry out an urgent investigation of how a final resolution of the IASS issues can be secured.

Members of this panel, which will be supported by financial experts, include IBEC (B McGinty), KPMG (L Gallagher), P McLoone, former President ICTU& IMPACT General Secretary and Mazars (E McMahon). A preliminary report is due by the end of March 2014. The detailed investigation will include discussions with relevant stakeholders including management and the relevant trade unions and consultations with the LRC and the Labour Court. Chairperson: secretarygeneral@dttas.ie

RASA Sub-committee on Pensions contacted the Expert Group and requested, as a stakeholder, an opportunity to put our case to the Expert Panel. This we did on March 27th 2014. (email rasadub@gmail.com if you would like a copy or click on the attachment to this webpage)

The Expert panels latest update - May 30 2014 - The Expert Panel update and said report within two weeks. No further contact from them to RASA. To read their Press Releases go to www.dttas.ie .