23 March 2023 Stephanie Fitzpatrick, Chair RTÉ Retired Staff Association By Email: rtersa2018@gmail.com Dear Stephanie, I acknowledge receipt of your submission to the Pensions Authority which has been copied to me and to the members of the RTÉ Board. It is correct to say that RTÉ has sought approval for a regulation change to allow … Read more
Eoin Byrne has asked us to let you know that Sports and Social Committee is making good progress on the re-opening of the gym including fitness classes. They hope to be able to update us all soon. If you would like to re-new or become a new member please email them at clubmembership@rte.ie Please spread … Read more
Retired RTÉ staff warn broadcaster over pensions Pensioners write to new chairwoman saying proposal could cost them €40m. BARRY O’HALLORAN RTÉ’s bid to rid of retirement fund expenses could cost its pensioners €40 million, former staff have warned the national broadcaster. The State company plans to appeal a Government refusal to allow it change the … Read more
RTE RETIRED STAFF ASSOCIATION rtersa2018@gmail.com www.rtersa.ie 9th January 2023 Dear Ms Ní Raghallaigh I am writing to you on behalf of our members who at our 2022 AGM unanimously expressed dismay that the Board of RTÉ would write to the government and ask them to wipe out the surplus on the RTÉ pension scheme to … Read more
Your committee has been working away on your behalf. Your response to requests of email addresses has been very good although we still have a fair number of empty spaces in the database. The main issue facing us at present is RTÉs demand that the pensioners should carry the administration costs of the scheme. This … Read more
RTE RETIRED STAFF ASSOCIATION rtersa2018@gmail.com www.rtersa.ie August 14th 2022 Dear Minister The members of the RTÉ Retired Staff Association (RTERSA) were pleased to note the decision by your Department and DPER not “to approve the proposal to transfer all the operational expenses incurred by the scheme from RTÉ to the scheme itself bearing in mind … Read more
from the Sunday Business Post 4th Sept. 2022 View here
We thought this recent article in The Irish Times particularly relevant to our members. Our thanks to Joanne Hunt & The Irish Times. What’s the point of home insurance anyway? If you break a window or damage the TV, you probably won’t claim – it might increase your premium. The big reason most of us … Read more
As we have regularly pointed out, despite all the issues and delays in receiving increases in our pensions, we are extremely lucky in the quality of the management of our crucially important RTÉSA. Our funds have been carefully and astutely nurtured by our Trustees for which we are very grateful. We should add, lest there … Read more
See previous correspondence 22nd Feb and 9th March RTE RETIRED STAFF ASSOCIATION rtersa2018@gmail.com www.rtersa.ie 26th June 2022 Dear Moya, I am writing to you on behalf of our members who at a recent AGM unanimously expressed dismay that the Board of RTÉ would write to the government and ask them to wipe out the surplus … Read more