Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will be able to respond to queries regarding accessing the pre 1979 files for a retired teacher (details supplied) so that they may proceed with a pension application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21460/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The person to whom the Deputy refers has no entitlement to an occupational teachers pension from my department in respect of his teaching service. This was advised to him in correspondence from my Department on various occasions over a number of years. During his teaching service, membership of the secondary teachers pension scheme was open to him on a voluntary basis, however, the person to whom the Deputy refers did not join the pension scheme. It is no longer possible for him to do so.