Former ministers who have yet to enter repayment plans following incorrect pension deductions owe €100,000 between them. It has now been confirmed that all current ministers who owe money back to the State are now in a repayment plan. Ms Walsh confirmed that all current ministers and ministers of state are now in repayment plans, meaning that it is just former ministers who have not. “The NSSO has reached agreement with all current ministers and ministers of State. Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said that current ministers accepted repayment plans after eight months after being 'shamed into' it by Sinn Féin.

Source: Irish Examiner February 14, 2026 00:30 UTC