Ms Oonagh Buckley:

Given that the Deputy asked about the public service generally, I will address the question. Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 was commenced on 1 November 2012. It provides that where a pension is payable by a public service body to a public service pensioner and the pensioner is appointed to a position in respect of which remuneration is paid by a public service body, during this time, no more of the pension shall be paid than so much as, with that remuneration, equals the pensionable remuneration which the pensioner would have received if once again working in the position in which he or she originally served in the public service. That is the pension abatement rule which is now public service-wide.