Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet

9:00 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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It was the case that non-commissioned officers could retire on pension after 20 years service, irrespective of age. Is that still the case? If so, are changes to length of service being considered such as setting a minimum age of retirement? Generally, in regard to the pension scheme, is there indexation in the context of how the scheme is operated versus the schemes for defence force members operated in other European jurisdictions?