Conference Report 2016
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CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT<br />
Division 5, seconded the proposal and on a vote the<br />
Accounts were adopted.<br />
Pat Ennis, Treasurer, took the opportunity to thank<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> for their co-operation and support..<br />
CEC REPORT<br />
P J Stone, General Secretary addressed delegates on<br />
the various topics contained in the CEC <strong>Report</strong>. He<br />
informed delegates that “if we don’t get access in the<br />
coming weeks on our entitlement to be heard in respect<br />
of our pay and the recovery of what was taken from us,<br />
we will have failed our membership and we will have let<br />
them down. He said that he was not prepared to<br />
negotiate on any issue relating to productivity until we<br />
first recover what we are rightly owed, on the deficit<br />
which we have already given. If there is any suggestion<br />
that we are becoming complacent weak or that we can<br />
be taken for granted, the message that has to go from<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> is that the Association and its membership is<br />
ready to do whatever is required in order to fulfil the need<br />
for our members to be properly remunerated. On behalf<br />
of the Association he thanked delegates for their<br />
commitment to the Association and said they deserve<br />
the appreciation of the entire membership.<br />
The President, Dermot O’Brien, proposed the adoption of<br />
the report, this was seconded by Gerard Sweeney and<br />
on a vote the <strong>Report</strong> was adopted.<br />
GuEST SPEAKERS<br />
Martin Sheehan, Penpro gave a detailed presentation to<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> delegates on the new enhanced Income<br />
Protection Plan which was due to commence on the 1st<br />
July, 2015.<br />
He told delegates that the income would be payable after<br />
an excess period of an accrued 13 week period. The<br />
benefit of 75% would be made up from all pensionable<br />
remuneration (basic pay plus pensionable allowances)<br />
and that the cost of 1.29% would be deducted in a similar<br />
manner i.e. pensionable remuneration. He urged<br />
delegates to take away the documentation circulated at<br />
the opening of <strong>Conference</strong> and said that information<br />
meetings would be scheduled throughout the various<br />
Divisions..<br />
ClOSE Of CONfERENCE<br />
Bernadette Connell, Chairperson, <strong>Conference</strong><br />
Arrangements Committee, thanked the delegates and<br />
everyone involved in the preparation for <strong>Conference</strong> and<br />
asked <strong>Conference</strong> to remit the selecting of a venue for<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>2016</strong> to the Central Executive Committee.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> agreed to remit to the CEC the choice of<br />
venue.<br />
Dermot O’Brien, President, thanked delegates for their<br />
support through <strong>Conference</strong> and brought <strong>Conference</strong> to<br />
a close at 18.00 hours on Wednesday 29th April 2015.<br />
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